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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in Pennsylvania
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  Par B. Anderson (b. 1868) — also known as P. B. Anderson — of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; Kane, McKean County, Pa.; Caibarien, Cuba. Born in Sweden, March 27, 1868. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; steamship agent; banker; sugar business; U.S. Consular Agent in Caibarien, 1903-17. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Lucien Edward Blackwell (b. 1931) — also known as Lucien E. Blackwell — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Whitsett, Fayette County, Pa., August 1, 1931. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; dock worker; president, Local 1332, International Longshoremen's Association; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1973-75; candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1979 (Consumer), 1991 (Democratic primary); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996. African ancestry. Still living as of 1999.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post
  William Boyd Dunlap — also known as William B. Dunlap — of Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pa. Son of Samuel Dunlap. Democrat. Riverboat captain; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876; member of Pennsylvania state senate 46th District, 1891-94. Interment at Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
  George Egbert (1820-1908) — of Hastings, Dakota County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pa., November 15, 1820. Merchant; farmer; steamboat business; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80. Member, Freemasons. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1871 to Sarah Savery.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Merrill Hough (1858-1927) — also known as Charles M. Hough — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 18, 1858. Son of Gen. Alfred Lacey Hough and Mary (Merrill) Hough. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and for steamship companies in maritime litigation; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1906-16; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1916-27; died in office 1927. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from angina pectoris, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 22, 1927 (age 68 years, 339 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1903, to Ethel Powers.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Horace W. Metcalf (b. 1833) — of Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine; Baltimore, Md.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, May 28, 1833. Member of shipbuilding firms; coal business; U.S. Consul in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1890-93, 1897-1911. Burial location unknown.
  Prescott Metcalf (1813-1891) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Putney, Windham County, Vt., January 25, 1813. Son of Joseph Metcalf (1774-1869). Manager of steamship business; director, North East and Erie Railroad; mayor of Erie, Pa., 1862-64. Presbyterian. Died in Erie, Erie County, Pa., October 14, 1891 (age 78 years, 262 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel Mitchell (b. 1957) — also known as Sam Mitchell; "Psycho Sam" — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., November 18, 1957. Democrat. Submarine mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; president, Machinist & Aerospace Workers Local 1998; vice-president, Federal Employees Metal Trades Council; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1996. Scottish ancestry. First federal employee to be a political party delegate after the repeal of the Hatch Act. Still living as of 2004.
  Michael Joseph Myers (b. 1943) — also known as Michael Myers; Ozzie Myers — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, May 4, 1943. Democrat. Longshoreman; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1976-80; defeated, 1980. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; indicted on May 27, and convicted on August 31, 1980 of bribery and conspiracy; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000; expelled from the House of Representatives on October 2, 1980. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) — of Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 31, 1892. Engineer; president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging and water transportation); delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester County, 1947; mayor of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 25, 1911, to Elizabeth Gillis Brown.
  Samuel Smith (1752-1839) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., July 27, 1752. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; shipowner; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1790-92; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1793-1803, 1816-22 (5th District 1793-1801, at-large 1801-03, 5th District 1816-22); U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1803-15, 1822-33; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1835-38. Presbyterian. Died in Baltimore, Md., April 22, 1839 (age 86 years, 269 days). Interment at Old Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Brother of Robert Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) — also known as C. Murray Turpin — of Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., March 4, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; steamboat captain; dentist; burgess of Kingston, Pennsylvania; Luzerne County Prothonotary; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Psi Omega; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Junior Order. Died in 1946 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Anna V. Manley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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