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Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) —
also known as Robert G. Allen —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
24, 1902.
Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen.
Democrat. Business executive; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Keene, Albemarle
County, Va., August 9,
1963 (age 60 years, 350
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
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Matt S. Anderson (b. 1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1904.
Son of Matthew Anderson and Margaret (Claye) Anderson.
Democrat. Office clerk; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District; elected 1954.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Gwendolyn Prestwood. |
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Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1822.
Son of George Beale and Emily (Truxton) Beale.
Surveyor;
explorer; led the experiment to use camels in the U.S. Army;
during the Mexican War, made six trips between Washington, D.C. and
the Pacific coast, relaying military information; thought to be the
courier who brought news to Washington of the discovery of gold in
California; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1876-77.
Camp Beale (now Beale Air Force Base) is named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 22,
1893 (age 71 years, 77
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chester, Pa.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett.
Republican. Traveling salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Anthony Borski, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Robert A. Borski, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1948.
Democrat. Stockbroker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1983-2003;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jay Cooke (1897-1963) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Blue Bell, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 2,
1897.
Son of Jay Cooke III (1872-1935) and Nina L. (Benson) Cooke
(1875-1933).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bond
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died July 10,
1963 (age 66 years, 99
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Elkins Park, Pa.
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Frederick Heber Eaton (1863-1916) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., April 15,
1863.
Republican. Business executive; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1896.
Died January
28, 1916 (age 52 years, 288
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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Albert G. Ebert (b. 1886) —
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
27, 1886.
Stenographer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Halifax, 1910-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Montevideo, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Flowers (b. 1845) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Geddes (1763-1838) —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 22,
1763.
Salt manufacturer; justice of the peace; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1803-04, 1821-22; common
pleas court judge in New York, 1809; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1813-15; canal engineer.
Died in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
19, 1838 (age 75 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Laurence V. Gibb (b. 1899) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 19,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; auditor;
workman's compensation referee; justice of the peace;
investigator; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ukraine,
August
4, 1887.
Business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Jenkins (b. 1902) —
of North Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born September
7, 1902.
Son of William B. Jenkins and Jane (Harvey) Jenkins.
Democrat. Investigator; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1949-60.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Gwennap. |
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David H. G. Kuser (b. 1857) —
of Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Colebrookdale Township, Berks
County, Pa., July 11,
1857.
Implement
dealer; traveling salesman; director, Farmer's National Bank of
Boyertown; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Berks County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul F. Lutty (1917-1988) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Gibsonia, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 30,
1917.
Son of Victoria (Huneck) Lutty.
Democrat. Paperhanging
contractor; office clerk; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-72 (Allegheny County 6th
District 1951-54, Allegheny County 8th District 1955-64, Allegheny
County 3rd District 1965-66, Allegheny County 9th District 1967-68,
25th District 1969-72).
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died October
3, 1988 (age 71 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Herold. |
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Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) —
also known as Charles J. Margiotti —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 4,
1891.
Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti.
Lawyer;
business executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
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James Whildin Reeves (b. 1883) —
also known as James W. Reeves —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Summit Hill, Carbon
County, Pa., September
23, 1883.
Stenographer; chief clerk, Isthmian Canal Commission; U.S.
Vice & Deputy Consul in Santos, 1910-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Sherwood (b. 1941) —
of Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., March 5,
1941.
Republican. Business owner; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1999-.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Shuster (b. 1960) —
also known as Bill Shuster —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.; Alexandria, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
10, 1960.
Son of E.
G. Shuster.
Republican. Business owner; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2008.
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Andrew C. Thomas (b. 1902) —
of Portvue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 8,
1902.
Son of Michael Thomas and Anna Thomas.
Democrat. Barber; deputy
sheriff; investigator; justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1953-56.
Member, Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Vaughan (born c.1908) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Played professional
football with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1930s;
investigator; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1953-58 (Allegheny
County 8th District 1947-48, 1953-54, Allegheny County 12th District
1955-58); defeated, 1960 (Allegheny County 12th District), 1964
(Allegheny County 1st District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1972.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Equity; American
Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel A. Verona (b. 1914) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 9,
1914.
Son of John J. Verona and Ida M. Verona.
Democrat. Investigator; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District, 1941-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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