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George Becker (1928-2007) —
of Allison Park, Allegheny
County, Pa.; West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ill., October
20, 1928.
Son of George Becker and Frances Becker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
steelworker; president,
United Steelworkers of America, 1993-2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
3, 2007 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Bell (1798-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1798.
Silversmith; jeweler; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1840-41, 1844-45.
Died in 1882
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Twing Brooks (1884-1956) —
also known as J. Twing Brooks —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Edgeworth (part now in Sewickley), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
27, 1884.
Democrat. Worked in steel industry; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1933-37.
Died in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
7, 1956 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Interment at Sewickley
Cemetery, Sewickley, Pa.
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Robert F. Devine (1860-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., September
17, 1860.
Democrat. Coal miner;
blacksmith;
president, Erie Forge Company; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1912.
Died January
3, 1928 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) —
also known as H. Clay Evans —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in McAlisterville, Juniata
County, Pa., June 18,
1843.
Son of Joseph Bateman Evans and Ann Evans.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
iron and railway
car manufacturer; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1896;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in London, 1902-05; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1918.
Died, from heart
disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., December
12, 1921 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1867.
Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim.
Republican. Mining and
smelting business; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1912.
Jewish.
Died November
2, 1941 (age 73 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
2, 1861.
Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim.
Republican. Mining,
smelting, and railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924.
Jewish.
Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Died near Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
3, 1949 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Hays (1783-1868) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in County Donegal, Ireland,
September
10, 1783.
Democrat. Venango
County Treasurer, 1808; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1813, 1816, 1823-25; Venango
County Sheriff, 1820, 1829, 1833; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1843-45; iron
manufacturer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1856.
Died in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., July 1,
1868 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Original interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Pa.; reinterment in 1892 at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, Pa.
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David B. Johns (b. 1871) —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Wales,
October
24, 1871.
Republican. Iron mill worker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Austin Jones (b. 1855) —
also known as John A. Jones —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1855.
Iron molder; police
officer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irwin Boyle Laughlin (1871-1941) —
also known as Irwin Laughlin —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 28,
1871.
Treasurer, Jones & Laughlin Steel Company; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1906-07; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1924-26; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1929-33.
Died April 18,
1941 (age 69 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. A. Leishman (1857-1924) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 28,
1857.
Republican. President, Carnegie Steel Company, 1886-97; U.S.
Minister to Switzerland, 1897-1901; Turkey, 1900-06; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1906-09; Italy, 1909-11; Germany, 1911-13.
Died, from heart
disease, in his suite at the Hotel Parc
Palace, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
March
27, 1924 (age 66 years, 365
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Son of Julius Leonard (1841-1918) and Catherine (Legot) Leonard.
Democrat. Steelworker; International
Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Smith Lithgow (1812-1902) —
also known as James S. Lithgow —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
29, 1812.
Democrat. Coppersmith; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1865-67; resigned 1867.
Methodist.
Died February
21, 1902 (age 89 years, 84
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., June 6,
1860.
Son of Isaac
Wayne MacVeagh and Letitia Miner (Lewis) MacVeagh.
Lawyer;
general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S. Steel
Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Mission Canyon, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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David John McDonald (1902-1979) —
also known as David J. McDonald —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
22, 1902.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
president,
United Steel Workers of America, 1952-65.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., August 8,
1979 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Palm Springs, Calif.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
steel executive; mayor of
Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles.
The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for
him.
Died September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker; member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Son of Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James L. Nutting (1818-1880) —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1818.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; iron works operator; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Died June 20,
1880 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Tener Oliver (1848-1919) —
also known as George T. Oliver —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
of American parents, January
26, 1848.
Son of Henry Oliver and Margaret (Brown) Oliver.
Republican. Iron and steel manufacturer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1909-17.
Died January
22, 1919 (age 70 years, 361
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Paul Henry O'Neill (b. 1935) —
also known as Paul H. O'Neill —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
4, 1935.
Computer
systems analyst; president, International Paper
Company, 1985-87; chairman and CEO of Alcoa Aluminum, 1987-99;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2001-02.
Still living as of 2009.
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Son of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Tioga County Bell
Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862-1958) —
also known as Lawrence C. Phipps —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Amityville, Berks
County, Pa., August
30, 1862.
Son of Rev. William Henry Phipps and Agnes (McCall) Phipps.
Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, Carnegie Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 1,
1958 (age 95 years, 183
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Ulrich (1871-1943) —
also known as Honus Ulrich —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., June 14,
1871.
Republican. Steelworker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-28,
1931-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 20,
1943 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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