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Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) —
also known as Ernest F. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
19, 1855.
Son of Judge Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909;
defeated, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., May 16,
1917 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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King Alexander (b. 1895) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., August
23, 1895.
Son of William Alexander and Annetta Haines (King) Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
newspaper editor; chair of
Franklin County Democratic Party, 1920-22; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Scott Alexander (1847-1912) —
also known as W. Scott Alexander —
of Fulton
County, Pa.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Fulton
County), Pa., March 13,
1847.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; Fulton
County District Attorney, 1877-79; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1887-90; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died in 1912
(age about
65 years).
Interment at McConnellsburg
Presbyterian Cemetery, McConnellsburg, Pa.
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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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Elizabeth Clement Amig (1929-2003) —
also known as Elizabeth C. Amig —
of New Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Pa.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Upper Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., November
8, 1929.
Daughter of Fred C. Clement and Adele (Murphy) Clement.
Republican. Newspaper editor; school
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Female.
Member, Delta
Gamma; Humane
Society.
Died December
19, 2003 (age 74 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) —
also known as Walter H. Annenberg —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 13,
1908.
Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg.
Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing
Form and other newspapers; he and his father were indicted
for tax
evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as
part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;
founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and
television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Newcomen
Society; Phi
Sigma Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Zeta
Beta Tau.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1986.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sunnyland
Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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Warren Worth Bailey (1855-1928) —
also known as Warren W. Bailey —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Hendricks
County, Ind., January
8, 1855.
Son of Elisha Bailey and Elizabeth (Faught) Bailey.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1913-17;
defeated, 1906, 1920, 1922, 1926; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., November
9, 1928 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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Richard Joseph Beamish (b. 1869) —
also known as Richard J. Beamish —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Son of Francis Allen Beamish and Mary (Loftus) Beamish.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1931-34.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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David Paul Berenberg (1890-1974) —
also known as David P. Berenberg; David
Paul —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born March 17,
1890.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1918, 1923;
candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1922, 1924.
Columnist
for "The Socialist Call" newspaper in 1935, under the
pseudonym "David Paul".
Died March 7,
1974 (age 83 years, 355
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose Zwickel. |
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William H. Berkey (1874-1952) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Son of Joshua Berkey and Barbara (Mahan) Berkey.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Berkey Hall, a classroom and office building at Michigan State
University, is named for
him.
Died in 1952
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) —
also known as Benjamin A. Bidlack —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Paris, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
8, 1804.
Son of Benjamin Bidlack and Lydia (Alden) Bidlack.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; Pike
County Treasurer, 1834; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849.
Died in Bogotá, Colombia,
February
6, 1849 (age 44 years, 151
days).
Interment at English
Cemetery, Bogota, Colombia.
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John Bigler (1805-1871) —
of Centre
County, Pa.; Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
8, 1805.
Son of Jacob Bigler and Susan (Dock) Bigler.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of California
state assembly, 1850-52 (Sacramento District 1850-51, 12th
District 1851-52); Governor of
California, 1852-56; defeated, 1855; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1868.
Died November
29, 1871 (age 66 years, 325
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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William Bigler (1814-1880) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Shiremanstown, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
1, 1814.
Son of Jacob Bigler and Susan (Dock) Bigler.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-47 (23rd District 1842-43, 20th District
1844-47); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1852-55; defeated, 1854; president, Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad,
1855; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1856-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864,
1868;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., August 9,
1880 (age 66 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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John Lawrence Bittinger (b. 1833) —
also known as John L. Bittinger —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., November
28, 1833.
Republican. Postmaster;
newspaper editor; member of Missouri state legislature;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1872,
1896;
U.S. Consul General in Montreal, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Boggs (b. 1819) —
of Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Milesburg, Centre
County, Pa., April 5,
1819.
Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1876;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1881-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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James Slingluff Boyd (1883-1935) —
also known as James S. Boyd —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 11,
1883.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1919-22, 1927-35; died in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died March 13,
1935 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) —
also known as Charles E. Boyle —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Son of Bernard Boyle (diedl 1839).
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;
territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Occidental Hotel,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967) —
also known as William C. Bullitt —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1891.
Son of William
Christian Bullitt (1856-1914) and Louise Gross (Horowitz) Bullitt.
Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1933-36; France, 1936-40; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1943.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Co-author,
with Sigmund Freud, of a psychological study of Woodrow
Wilson.
Died, of leukemia,
in Neuilly, France,
February
15, 1967 (age 76 years, 21
days).
Interment at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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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Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) —
also known as F. N. Burdick —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., September
14, 1839.
Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy'
(Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
newspaper editor; member
Dakota territorial council, 1883-84.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and interstitial
nephritis, in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., February
22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes)
Burdick (1813-1901); married, September
2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis
(1837-1916). |
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Friend." |
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memorial |
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William Butler (1822-1909) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
2, 1822.
Newspaper editor; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1861-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1879-99;
retired 1899.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., November
2, 1909 (age 86 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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Henry Lutz Cake (1827-1899) —
of Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born near Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
6, 1827.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; coal mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1867-71.
Died in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., August
26, 1899 (age 71 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Northumberland, Pa.
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John Michael Carmody (1881-1963) —
also known as John M. Carmody —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., 1881.
Son of Michael John Carmody and Catherine 'Kate' (Collins) Carmody.
Democrat. Engineer;
labor relations executive in coal
industry; editor of Coal Age trade journal; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1935-36; administrator, Rural Electrification
Administration, 1937-39; director, Federal Works Agency, 1939-41; member, U.S. Maritime
Commission, 1941-46.
Died November
10, 1963 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred M. Christley (b. 1860) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Moniteau, Butler
County, Pa., January
13, 1860.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 41st District, 1921-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Clarkson Clothier (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Clothier —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
8, 1885.
Son of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier.
Newspaper reporter; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; vice-president, Scott Company (industrial personnel consultants),
1918-23; Dean of Men, University of Pittsburgh, 1929-32; director,
Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company; president,
Rutgers University, 1932; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Christian
Reformed.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier; married, June 24,
1916, to Nathalie Wilson; father of Arthur Clothier (c.1920-1942;
killed in accident during Army Air Corps training). |
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Thomas Valentine Cooper (1835-1909) —
also known as Thomas V. Cooper —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, January
16, 1835.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1870-72; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1874-89 (5th District 1874, 9th District 1875-89);
resigned 1889.
Died in 1909
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Media
Cemetery, Media, Pa.
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Robert C. Crane (c.1921-1962) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1921.
Son of Frederick L. Crane and Gwendolyn (Kershner) Crane.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1952;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Died, of cancer, in
Elizabeth General Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 24,
1962 (age about 41
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances H. Adams. |
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Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
22, 1780.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties
1813-16, Steuben County 1826); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1816; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1818-21.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 12,
1843 (age 62 years, 202
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Anthony J. Di Silvestro (b. 1904) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 15,
1904.
Son of A. Guiseppe Di Silvestro and Mary (Califano) Di Silvestro.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1937-66.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Angela Perseo. |
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
31, 1878.
Son of John Herring Drew and Fannie A. (Walton) Drew.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; osteopath;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1972 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Park, Prospectville, Pa.
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James Taylor DuBois (1851-1920) —
also known as James T. DuBois —
of Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 17,
1851.
Son of Joseph DuBois and Emroy DuBois.
Newspaper editor; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1877-81; U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1881; Leipzig, 1885; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Gall, 1897-1901; Singapore, 1909-11; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1911-13.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died May 27,
1920 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Anthony Dunn (1886-1942) —
also known as Matthew A. Dunn —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1886.
News dealer; insurance
broker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1926-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1933-41.
Lost
sight in his left eye at age 12; became
blind with when he lost
sight in his right eye at age 20.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
13, 1942 (age 55 years, 182
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Son of William Edge and Mary (Evans) Edge.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising
business; newspaper publisher; banker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1936.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Russell Errett (1817-1891) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
10, 1817.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1868-69; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1871-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1877-83.
Died in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 7,
1891 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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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David Fisher (1794-1886) —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., December
3, 1794.
Son of Adam Fisher and Susannah (Jones) Fisher.
Whig. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1834; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1844; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1847-49.
Died near Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, May 7,
1886 (age 91 years, 155
days).
Interment at Wesleyan
Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Benjamin Kurtz Focht (1863-1937) —
also known as Benjamin K. Focht —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in New Bloomfield, Perry
County, Pa., May 12,
1863.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1893-97; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1901-04; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1907-13, 1915-23, 1933-37 (17th
District 1907-13, 1915-23, 18th District 1933-37); died in office
1937.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 27,
1937 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Lewisburg
Cemetery, Lewisburg, Pa.
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John Wien Forney (1817-1881) —
also known as John W. Forney —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born September
30, 1817.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; author;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1870-72.
Died December
9, 1881 (age 64 years, 70
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Frick (1795-1844) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 17,
1795.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; newspaper
publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1828-31; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1843-44; died in
office 1844.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1844 (age 48 years, 350
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frederick T. Gelder —
of Forest City, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1925-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lawrence Getz (1821-1891) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., September
14, 1821.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1856-57; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1867-73.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
25, 1891 (age 70 years, 102
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Maurice H. Goldstein (1902-1991) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 25,
1902.
Son of Israel Goldstein and Rachel Goldstein.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 6th
District; elected 1954, 1960.
Jewish.
Died January
18, 1991 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Beth
Abraham Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Elnathan O'Meara Goodrich (1824-1881) —
also known as E. O'Meara Goodrich —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Columbia Township, Bradford
County, Pa., June 23,
1824.
Son of Achsah (Parsons) Goodrich (1796-1842) and Elisha Sheldon
Goodrich (1801-1863; newspaper publisher).
Newspaper publisher; Bradford
County Prothonotary, 1860-66; U.S. Surveyor of Customs,
1869-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., January
28, 1881 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951) —
also known as E. Haldeman-Julius; Emanuel
Julius —
of Girard, Crawford
County, Kan.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 30,
1889.
Son of David Julius and Elizabeth (Zamost) Julius.
Socialist. Author;
editor of the Socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason;
founder of Haldeman-Julius Publications, publisher
of many five-cent paperback books, called "Little Blue Books";
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1932; indicted
by a federal grand jury in March, 1950 for income
tax evasion; tried and
convicted
in April, 1951; sentenced
to six months in prison,
and fined
$12,500; released pending appeal.
Jewish;
later Agnostic.
Drowned
in his swimming
pool, in Girard, Crawford
County, Kan., July 31,
1951 (age 62 years, 1
days); possible suicide,
but the coroner ruled his death accidental.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Hartmann (b. 1904) —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1904.
Socialist. Editor, Social Frontier magazine; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1938; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1941.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wilson Hays (b. 1817) —
also known as James W. Hays —
of Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., December
21, 1817.
Son of William
Thompson Hays and Sarah (Wilson) Hays.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; leather
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1876-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Henry (1779-1849) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), 1779.
Beaver
County Commissioner, 1810; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1815; Beaver
County Sheriff, 1821; newspaper editor; Beaver
County Treasurer, 1828-29; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1837-43.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., July 20,
1849 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Old
Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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John Andrew Hiestand (1824-1890) —
also known as John A. Hiestand —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
2, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1852-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1861-63; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1885-89.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
13, 1890 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Interment at Marietta
Cemetery, Marietta, Pa.
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William Henry Hill (1877-1972) —
also known as William H. Hill —
of Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 23,
1877.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; village
president of Lestershire, New York, 1898-1901; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1919-21; chair of
Broome County Republican Party, 1940-45, 1955; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 24,
1972 (age 95 years, 123
days).
Interment at Riverhurst
Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
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Charles D. Hineline —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1850-51; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1852-53; defeated, 1849.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
19, 1885.
Son of John
G. Homsher.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; railroad
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died in Michigan, May 3,
1950 (age 64 years, 165
days).
Interment at Strasburg
Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Bryson. |
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John G. Homsher (1859-1938) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 1,
1859.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1901-08;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1909-38; died in office 1938.
Died September
13, 1938 (age 79 years, 74
days).
Interment at Strasburg
Cemetery, Strasburg, Pa.
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Walter L. Houser (1855-1928) —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Tidioute, Warren
County, Pa., May 6,
1855.
Son of James R. Houser and Margaret L. (Magee) Houser.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; farmer; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., April 7,
1928 (age 72 years, 337
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Mondovi, Wis.
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George Nicholas Ifft (1865-1947) —
also known as George N. Ifft —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., January
27, 1865.
Son of Nicholas Ifft (1840-1865) and Elenore Jane (Snyder) Ifft
(1841-1926).
Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Chatham, 1905-06; Annaberg, 1906-08; Warsaw, 1908-09; Nuremberg, 1909-14; SAINT Gall, 1916; Stuttgart, 1917; Bergen, 1919-22; Nancy, 1924-26; Ghent, 1926-29.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, August
15, 1947 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August 4,
1883.
Son of William B. Kelly and Mary C. (Clark) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 29,
1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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Everett Kent (1888-1963) —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in East Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa., November
15, 1888.
Democrat. Machinist;
newspaper reporter; school teacher
and principal; coal
salesman; lawyer; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1920; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1923-25, 1927-29;
defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Died October
13, 1963 (age 74 years, 332
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Bangor, Pa.
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E. J. Lynett (d. 1943) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Died January
1, 1943.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Lynett (1906-1966) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born July 25,
1906.
Son of E.
J. Lynett.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Died in 1966
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland (b. 1861) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1861.
Son of Joseph M. Macfarland.
Republican. Newspaper correspondent; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1900-10; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1900-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander Magee (1827-1903) —
of New Bloomfield, Perry
County, Pa.
Born in Landisburg, Perry
County, Pa., October
14, 1827.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1863; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868,
1876,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1873-75.
Died in New Bloomfield, Perry
County, Pa., November
18, 1903 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pa.
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William Addison Magee (b. 1855) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 31,
1855.
Republican. Part owner and vice-president of the Pittsburg
Times newspaper, 1885-1906; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 5th
District, 1909-.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander Martin (1839-1889) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 10,
1839.
Son of James Martin and Jane Montgomery (Crawford) Martin.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; member of Kansas
state senate, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1860,
1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1865; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1868-70, 1872-; Governor of
Kansas, 1885-89.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died of pleuro-pneumonia,
in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., October
2, 1889 (age 50 years, 206
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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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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Robert James McCloskey (1922-1996) —
also known as Robert J. McCloskey —
of Maryland; Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
25, 1922.
Son of Thomas McCloskey and Anna (Wallace) McCloskey.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1973-74; , 1974-75; Netherlands, 1976-78; Greece, 1978-81.
Died in 1996
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Inscho Mitchell (1838-1907) —
also known as John I. Mitchell —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., July 28,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1868-71; newspaper editor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Tioga County, 1872-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1881-87; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 4th District, 1888-99; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., August
20, 1907 (age 69 years, 23
days).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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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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James Remley Morris (1819-1899) —
also known as James R. Morris —
of Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio.
Born in Rogersville, Greene
County, Pa., January
10, 1819.
Son of Joseph
Morris.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1843; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1861-65 (17th District 1861-63, 5th
District 1863-65); defeated, 1864; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1864;
probate judge in Ohio, 1872-77; postmaster.
Died in Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
24, 1899 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Interment at Morris
Cemetery, Near Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.
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Dominic I. Murphy (1847-1930) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 31,
1847.
Lawyer;
commissioner, U.S. Pensions Office, 1896-97; editor and publisher,
The New Century weekly journal, 1903-05; secretary of
Isthmian Canal Commission, 1904-05; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1905-09; SAINT Gall, 1909-14; Amsterdam, 1914-15; U.S. Consul General in Sofia, 1915-17; Stockholm, 1919-24.
Died April 13,
1930 (age 82 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Mrs. Bessie T. Atkinson. |
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Son of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April 17,
1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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Patrick O'Brien (b. 1858) —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Georgia Elliott. |
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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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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
newspaper editor; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts (died 1897). |
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William Fisher Packer (1807-1870) —
also known as William F. Packer —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Howard, Centre
County, Pa., April 2,
1807.
Son of James Packer (1773-1814) and Charity (Bye) Packer (1780-1839).
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1835;
Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1842-45; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1847-48; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1850-52 (12th District 1850, 14th District
1851-52); president, Susquehanna Railroad,
1852-54; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1858-61.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., September
27, 1870 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Williamsport
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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James N. Paul (1839-1922) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., September
23, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; surveyor;
newspaper editor; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District,
1901-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb., March 9,
1922 (age 82 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Son of John Peffer and Elizabeth (Souder) Peffer.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
newspaper publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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William J. Pike (1864-1923) —
of Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1864.
Clerk in the law division of the Eleventh U.S. Census; clerk of the
Education Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Zittau, 1903-06; Kehl, 1907-10; Reichenberg, 1910-14; SAINT Gall, 1917-19; U.S. Vice Consul in Reichenberg, 1906-07; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1916.
Died April 23,
1923 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Pitcairn (d. 1911) —
of Pennsylvania.
Railroad
superintendent; physician;
newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1905-08.
Died July 19,
1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Nevin Pomeroy (1859-1927) —
also known as A. Nevin Pomeroy —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 27,
1859.
Son of John
Means Pomeroy and Rebecca C. (Kelly) Pomeroy (1829-1899).
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1889-92; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1895-96,
1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Redmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died December
2, 1927 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Means Pomeroy (1823-1887) —
also known as John M. Pomeroy —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 1,
1823.
Son of Daniel Nevin Pomeroy (1796-1827) and Jane (Means) Pomeroy
(born 1804).
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1881-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and
publisher.
Died June 20,
1887 (age 64 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Fitz Randolph (1791-1872) —
also known as James F. Randolph —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., June 26,
1791.
Newspaper editor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1823-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-33; bank
president.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
25, 1872 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Andrew Crozier Reeves (1867-1936) —
also known as A. Crozier Reeves —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
3, 1867.
Grocer; wholesale
grocer; newspaper publisher; farmer;
Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1912;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1925; member of New Jersey
state senate from Mercer County, 1926-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph P. Rigby (b. 1906) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
2, 1906.
Son of Joseph Rigby and Anne (Lavelle) Rigby.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1951-52, 1955-60; defeated, 1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Young. |
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Warren R. Roberts —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1927-37; resigned 1937; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Rosewater (b. 1871) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
13, 1871.
Son of Edward Rosewater and Leah (Colman) Rosewater.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1896-97; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1912.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Mellon Scaife (b. 1932) —
also known as Richard M. Scaife —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 3,
1932.
Son of Alan Scaife and Sarah (Mellon) Scaife.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., February
18, 1842.
Newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1890-92; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1898-1902.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1908 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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John Maugridge Snowden (1776-1845) —
also known as John M. Snowden —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1776.
Newspaper publisher; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1825-28; state court judge in Pennsylvania,
1840-45.
Presbyterian.
Died of heart
disease, April 2,
1845 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Concord
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Carrick, Pa.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange; Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March 21,
1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Emerich Steinberger (1896-1948) —
also known as Imre Steinberger —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
August
21, 1896.
Son of Samuel Steinberger (1868-1935) and Sarah or Tserra Steinberger
(1872-1930).
Socialist. Magazine editor; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1920 (New York County 15th District), 1928
(Queens County 1st District), 1933 (Queens County 1st District);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1934.
Died March 30,
1948 (age 51 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) —
also known as Albert W. Swalm —
of Grand Junction, Greene
County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Womelsdorf, Berks
County, Pa., November
30, 1845.
Son of John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Montevideo, 1897-1903; Southampton, 1903-19; Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Bermuda,
August
24, 1922 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Phillips Talbot (b. 1915) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 7,
1915.
Son of Kenneth Hammet Talbot and Gertrude (Phillips) Talbot.
Newspaper reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1965-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1991.
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Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787-1858) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 2,
1787.
Newspaper editor; author; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1825-26.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 2,
1858 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) —
also known as Albion W. Tourgee —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Denver,
Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 2,
1838.
Son of Louisa Emma (Winegar) Tourgee and Valentine Tourgee
(1814-1889).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
newspaper editor; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author;
U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
French
Huguenot and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, of acute
uremia, due to an infected
wound, in Bordeaux, France,
May
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mayville
Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.
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Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) —
also known as Robert T. Van Horn —
of Pomeroy, Meigs
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in East Mahoning, Indiana
County, Pa., May 19,
1824.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
newspaper editor; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1861; member of Missouri
state senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864,
1868,
1872,
1876,
1880,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1865-71, 1881-83, 1896-97 (6th
District 1865-71, 8th District 1881-83, 5th District 1896-97); member
of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1872-74, 1884; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1874-76; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 6th Missouri District, 1879.
Died in Evanston Station, Clay
County, Mo., January
3, 1916 (age 91 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Robert L. Vann (1879-1940) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Son of Lucy Peoples.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African
ancestry.
The Robert L. Vann Elementary School in Pittsburgh is named for
him.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Jessie Matthews. |
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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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Robert John Walker (1801-1869) —
also known as Robert J. Walker —
of Madisonville, Madison
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 19,
1801.
Son of Jonathan
Hoge Walker and Lucretia (Duncan) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857; newspaper publisher.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
11, 1869 (age 68 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Anderson Howel Walters (1862-1927) —
also known as Anderson H. Walters —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., May 18,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-23, 1925-27
(at-large 1913-15, 1919-23, 20th District 1925-27).
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., December
7, 1927 (age 65 years, 203
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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Frederick P. Wright (1854-1916) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
25, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper work; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1892-94.
Presbyterian.
Died in Florida Keys, Monroe
County, Fla., February
18, 1916 (age 62 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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James Rankin Young (1847-1924) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 10,
1847.
Son of George Rankin Young and Eliza (Russell) Young.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
newspaper reporter; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1897-1903.
Died December
18, 1924 (age 77 years, 283
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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