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Henry Justin Allen (1868-1950) —
also known as Henry J. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Pittsfield, Warren
County, Pa., September
11, 1868.
Son of John Allen and Rebecca (Goodin) Allen.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1912,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1919-23; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Inducted to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of
Fame.
Died of cerebral
thrombosis, in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1950 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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George Elias Alter (1868-1940) —
also known as George E. Alter —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1868.
Son of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank;
director, Dixmont Hospital.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Thomas Ames —
also known as Herbert T. Ames —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa.
Son of Thomas W. Ames and Mary A. (Card) Ames.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Williamsport, Pa., 1929.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Scofield Ammerman (1924-1993) —
also known as Joseph S. Ammerman —
of Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 14,
1924.
Son of Scott D. Ammerman and Katharine (Shearer) Ammerman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1972
(alternate); Clearfield
County District Attorney, 1954-61; president, Curwensville State
Bank,
1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1961-63;
member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1968; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1971-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1977-79;
defeated, 1978; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1986-.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died October
14, 1993 (age 69 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
First
black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 16,
1838.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
African Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia, in
Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) —
also known as Frank E. Baldwin —
of Austin, Potter
County, Pa.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., June 4,
1866.
Son of John E. Baldwin and Josephine A. (White) Baldwin.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
chair
of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1909-12, 1917-32; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1933-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Austin, Potter
County, Pa., August 9,
1943 (age 77 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Austin, Pa.
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Wilbur B. Barkley (1907-1984) —
also known as Bill Barkley —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1957-64; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Died in 1984
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward McMath Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Son of Anderson Beers and Mary E. Beers.
Republican. Farmer;
director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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Edward Bivens, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Son of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor of
Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Irene Edna Stewart. |
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Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, February
3, 1873.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09.
Methodist.
Executive of the Bond Clothing Company.
Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
5, 1943 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Carl Boyer III (b. 1937) —
of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
22, 1937.
Son of Carl Boyer, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell (Timm) Boyer.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1990, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Brodhead (1770-1838) —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Lower Smithfield (unknown
county), Pa., October
5, 1770.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1817-21, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-33.
Methodist.
Died in Newfields, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 7,
1838 (age 67 years, 184
days).
Interment at Locust
Cemetery, Newfields, N.H.
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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Son of Robert Burchfield (c.1812-1850) and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield
(c.1813-1876).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor of
Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist. English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Clay Carpenter (1829-1898) —
also known as Cyrus C. Carpenter —
of Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
24, 1829.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Iowa, 1872-76; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 29,
1898 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sally Ann (Fell) Carpenter.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Jacob Doyle Corman, Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Son of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Kay Davis. |
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Santorum |
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born April 11,
1896.
Son of Jeremiah Corson (born 1849) and Mary (Payne) Corson (born
1856).
President,
Dickinson College, 1934; Methodist
bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948 ;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.
Methodist.
Died in February, 1985
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Frances Beaman. |
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John Eccles (b. 1777) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1777.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Son of Franklin Farley and Nancy Jane (McCurdy) Farley.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Andrew Jackson Faulk (1814-1898) —
also known as Andrew J. Faulk —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Milford, Pike
County, Pa., November
26, 1814.
Newspaper
publisher; Governor of
Dakota Territory, 1866-69.
Methodist.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., September
4, 1898 (age 83 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Forward (1786-1852) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1786.
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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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1949-52.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in May, 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Jane Moore Galbraith (b. 1908) —
also known as Mary Jane Galbraith; Mary Jane Moore;
Mrs. Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa., December
7, 1908.
Daughter of George H. Moore and Irene (Vaughan) Moore.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-52.
Female.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August 7,
1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) —
also known as George A. Goodling —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., September
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., October
17, 1982 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Pa.
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William Franklin Goodling (b. 1927) —
also known as William F. Goodling; Bill
Goodling —
of Jacobus, York
County, Pa.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., December
5, 1927.
Son of George
Atlee Goodling.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1975-2001;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) —
also known as Samuel L. Gracey —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.; Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
8, 1835.
Son of John Gracey and Ann B. (Leech) Gracey.
Methodist
minister; U.S. Consul in Foochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.
Methodist.
Died in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
19, 1911 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August 4,
1880.
Son of Lewis Graham and Elizabeth (Carter) Graham.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Son of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) —
of Ambridge, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County 1st District,
1940-.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Grange; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1895-98; bishop.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Heaton (c.1786-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Methodist.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., 1849
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William D. Heebner (b. 1848) —
of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born September
27, 1848.
Son of David
S. Heebner and Anna (Derstein) Heebner.
Republican. Burgess
of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1885-88.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram Hendricks (1805-1878) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., April 11,
1805.
Son of Thomas
Hendricks.
Republican. Decatur
County Sheriff, 1829, 1841-45; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; Decatur
County Treasurer, 1847-55; member of Indiana
Republican State Executive Committee, 1860.
Methodist.
Died July 3,
1878 (age 73 years, 83
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Son of Lewis Price Hood and Matilda Catharine (Porter) Hood.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Mary Anna Davis. |
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Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) —
also known as Robert F. Hopwood —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24,
1856.
Son of Rice Gaddis Hopwood (1810-1888) and Ruth (Jackson) Hopwood
(1818-1885).
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Citizens Title and
Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street
Railway Co.; Fayette
County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital,
1905-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;
defeated, 1916.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 1,
1940 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) —
also known as James W. Hughes —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., November
16, 1835.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Everett, Bedford
County, Pa., January, 1912
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) —
also known as Arthur H. James; "Breaker
Boy" —
of Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 14,
1883.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1933-39; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1940;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Methodist. Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., April 27,
1973 (age 89 years, 287
days).
Interment at Hanover
Green Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist. Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jacob S. Kauffman (1849-1901) —
of Indiana.
Born in Union
County, Pa., July 5,
1849.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893.
Methodist.
Died in Concord Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., April 23,
1901 (age 51 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Keiser (b. 1838) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clarion
County, Pa., November
12, 1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Kline (b. 1947) —
of Lakeville, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., September
6, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 2003-; defeated,
1998, 2000.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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William B. Lentz (1920-1977) —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1965-76.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Lewis (b. 1924) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Peter Little (1775-1830) —
of Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Petersburg, Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
11, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1806-07, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1811-13, 1816-29;
state court judge in Maryland, 1829.
Methodist.
Died in Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md., February
5, 1830 (age 54 years, 56
days).
Interment at Freedom
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Near Eldersburg, Carroll County, Md.
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Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) —
also known as Wayne MacVeagh —
of Chester
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April 19,
1833.
Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1917 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer;
member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899;
Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 10,
1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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John Montgomery (1764-1828) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1764.
Son of John
Montgomery (1722-1808).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1793-98, 1800-05, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1807-11; Maryland
state attorney general, 1811-18; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1820-22, 1824-26.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 17,
1828 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery, Emmorton, Md.
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Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) —
also known as Alexander P. Moore —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
10, 1867.
Son of George K. Moore and Ann J. (Phillips) Moore.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1930
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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John C. Myers (1879-1934) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Greene
County, Pa., December
3, 1879.
Democrat. Oil
and gas business; chair of
Marshall County Democratic Party, 1912-20; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., September
4, 1934 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Peterson (b. 1938) —
of Pleasantville, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
25, 1938.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-84; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1985-96; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1997-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist or Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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George Leffingwell Reed (b. 1885) —
also known as George L. Reed —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
4, 1885.
Son of George Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1933-36.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Helen R. Moorhead. |
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Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Rich —
of Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa., June 23,
1883.
Son of Michael B. Rich and Ida B. Rich.
Republican. General manager and treasurer, Woolrich Woolen Mills;
president, State Bank of
Avis; director, secretary, treasurer, Chatham Water
Co.; director, treasurer, Pierce Manufacturing
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District
1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died April 28,
1968 (age 84 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woolrich
Cemetery, Woolrich, Pa.
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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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Edmund William Samuel (1857-1930) —
also known as Edmund W. Samuel —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales,
November
27, 1857.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1905-07;
president and general manager, Shamokin-Mount Carmel Transit
Company, 1908-24.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 7,
1930 (age 72 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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George William Sarbacher, Jr. (1919-1973) —
also known as George W. Sarbacher, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1919.
Son of George W. Sarbacher and Martha (Hunter) Sarbacher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1973 (age 53 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown Township, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-81; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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James S. Scott (1800-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
4, 1800.
Physician;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1860-61.
Methodist.
Died in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., April 19,
1881 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wilson Shaffer (1827-1870) —
also known as J. Wilson Shaffer —
of Utah.
Born in Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa., July 5,
1827.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1870; died in office 1870.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
31, 1870 (age 43 years, 118
days).
Interment somewhere
in Freeport, Ill.
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August 9,
1898.
Son of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha
(Church) Stahlman.
Republican. Dentist; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Silas Comfort Swallow (1839-1930) —
also known as Silas C. Swallow —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 5,
1839.
Son of George Swallow and Sarah Swallow.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1897; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898, 1902; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1904; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908,
1916.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., 1930
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August 6,
1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1901-03; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 10,
1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Red
Men's Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist. German and
Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Robert Van Valzah (1843-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mifflinburg, Union
County, Pa., April 9,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
23, 1892 (age 49 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Wallace (1799-1859) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., April 24,
1799.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1828-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1831-37; Governor of
Indiana, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state court
judge in Indiana, 1856-59.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
4, 1859 (age 60 years, 133
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Son of Emanuel S. Wene and Mary J. (Killy) Wene.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Redmen; Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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Mont Z. White (b. 1872) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Greene
County, Pa., September
6, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Williamson, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West Virginia
State Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishment
in the prison; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1920-24.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
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Lawrence Gordon Williams (1913-1975) —
also known as Lawrence G. Williams —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1967-75.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died July 13,
1975 (age 61 years, 301
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Memorial Park, Thornton, Pa.
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Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) —
also known as Ralph E. Williams —
of Dallas, Polk
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Polk
County, Ore., September
14, 1869.
Son of James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1908-40; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1921-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, while attending a meeting
of the Committee on Arrangements for the 1940 Republican National
Convention, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 16,
1940 (age 70 years, 245
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd H. Wood (1896-1964) —
of Collegeville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Grampian, Clearfield
County, Pa., October
25, 1896.
Son of George L. Wood and Maude (Goss) Wood.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1947-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
15, 1964 (age 67 years, 113
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen L. Blithe. |
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Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April 17,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of
Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1862-63.
Methodist.
Died in Berlin, Germany,
May
11, 1867 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles William Young (b. 1930) —
also known as C. W. 'Bill' Young —
of Seminole, Pinellas
County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Shores, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Harmarville, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
16, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state senate, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1971-2008 (8th District 1971-73, 6th
District 1973-83, 8th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2008).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930.
Methodist.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April 22,
1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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