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Patrick Anderson (1719-1793) —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., July 24,
1719.
Farmer;
sawmill owner; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1778-81.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in 1793
(age about
73 years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church, Paoli, Pa.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold (1837-1923).
Lumberman; railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Son of Leaman B. Babcock and Harriet (Vose) Babcock.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Died September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary D. Arnold. |
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Abraham Andrews Barker (1816-1898) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, March 30,
1816.
Republican. Lumber merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1865-67.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March 18,
1898 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at Lloyd
Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber business; real estate
business; president of the Clearfield gas and
water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) —
also known as Harlan P. Bird —
of Wausaukee, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., about 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; surveyor;
bookkeeper;
lumber business; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1903-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Boude (1752-1822) —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 17,
1752.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lumber dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1801-03.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1822 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Bethel Cemetery, Columbia, Pa.
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Son of Moses R. Brumbaugh and Sarah Florence (Stuard) Brumbaugh.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance
business; partner, Queen Lumber Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 22,
1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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William Malcolm Bunn (1842-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
1, 1842.
Son of Albert Gesner Bunn (1802-1873) and Rebecca (Crouse) Bunn
(1808-1865).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; woodworker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1868-70; newspaper
editor; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1884-85.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
19, 1923 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Burd Cassel (1855-1926) —
also known as Henry B. Cassel —
of Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
19, 1855.
Son of Abram Neff Cassel and Mary J. Cassel.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-09 (10th District 1901-03,
9th District 1903-09).
Died in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., April 28,
1926 (age 70 years, 191
days).
Interment at Marietta
Cemetery, Marietta, Pa.
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George Washington Curtin (b. 1843) —
also known as George W. Curtin —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, January, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1900,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Dewey (b. 1854) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Pennline, Crawford
County, Pa., July 31,
1854.
Republican. Lumber business; implement
dealer; Oceana
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Jerome J. Farrell (born c.1882) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1882.
Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1926; chair of
Delaware County Democratic Party, 1938-42.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33;
sawmill and grist mill
owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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Charles Frank (b. 1842) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 18,
1842.
Son of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Roupp) Frank.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
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James Knox Polk Hall (1844-1915) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in Milesburg, Centre
County, Pa., September
30, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Elk
County District Attorney, 1867-70, 1873; interests in coal mining,
lumbering, railroads,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1899-1903; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1903-14 (38th District 1903-06, 26th District
1907-14).
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., January
5, 1915 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pa.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate
business; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Howard (b. 1861) —
of Emporium, Cameron
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., January
3, 1861.
Lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Cameron County, 1905-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Irvin (1800-1874) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Valley, Bucks
County, Pa., January
18, 1800.
Merchant;
lumber business; Clearfield
County Treasurer, 1828-30; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1835-38 (13th District 1835-37, 23rd District
1837-38); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1847-49; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 20,
1874 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Old
Clearfield Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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William D. Jones, Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Ridley Township, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Haverford Township, Delaware
County, Pa., February
10, 1872.
Merchant;
coal,
lumber, and feed
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Delaware County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Kelley (b. 1854) —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., January
24, 1854.
Meat
merchant; sawmill operator; furniture
manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mifflin County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies;
president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James A. McKean (b. 1845) —
of Smethport, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
11, 1845.
Republican. Oil and
lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from McKean County, 1907-09.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Smethport, Pa.
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Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) —
also known as Charles W. Sones —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa., June 10,
1859.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died December
16, 1944 (age 85 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa.
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Charles Steele (b. 1865) —
of Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., April 29,
1865.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1923-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; magazine
publisher; oil
producer; land,
lumber, and coal mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1881-83; chemist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1903 (age 65 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Orville A. Watrous (b. 1835) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1835.
Shingle manufacturer; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1889-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Findlay Watson (1819-1890) —
also known as Lewis F. Watson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Crawford
County, Pa., April 14,
1819.
Republican. Lumber business; oil
producer; railroad
builder; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1877-79, 1881-83,
1889-90; died in office 1890.
Died, of heart
disease, at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1890 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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Marshall Scarlet Way (1845-1925) —
also known as Marshall S. Way —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., May 12,
1845.
Son of Samuel Way (1803-1871) and Mary (Scarlett) Way (1804-1883).
Coal
and lumber business; real estate
agent; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1895-96.
Died March 12,
1925 (age 79 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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