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Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 2,
1890.
Son of Able Ableman.
Democrat. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1924.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows.
Died in March, 1976
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) —
also known as William D. B. Ainey —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 8,
1864.
Son of David C. Ainey and Kathleen (Blakeslee) Ainey.
Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Cassius L. Alexander (b. 1875) —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Son of Robert Alexander (1837-1923) and Sarah (Dutton) Alexander.
Republican. Mayor of
Corry, Pa., 1909-14, 1917-22, 1929; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
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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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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Christian Becker (1851-1917) —
also known as Christ Becker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Germany,
April
7, 1851.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-16.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in 1917
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Pa.
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1911; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 19,
1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Adeline Brommer. |
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 29,
1871.
Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Genevieve Wilbur. |
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John H. Carroll (b. 1849) —
of DeSmet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08.
Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April 20,
1867.
Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., January
4, 1866.
Son of John Dunsmore and Janet (Bird) Dunsmore.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1894; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1895-1903; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,
1921-34.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1938
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Nathan M. Eisenhower (1811-1879) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., 1811.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1865-67.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died September
2, 1879 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Evans (b. 1882) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa., September
7, 1882.
Son of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38,
1941-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916
to Virginia Burke. |
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Charles Frank (b. 1842) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 18,
1842.
Son of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Roupp) Frank.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Mary A. Buchheit. |
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James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., July 17,
1824.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in
Indiana, 1889-90.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., February
20, 1893 (age 68 years, 218
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 14,
1895.
Son of Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1951-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Arline McMillan. |
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs)
Gardiner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Grange; American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August 2,
1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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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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John Peter Shindel Gobin (1837-1910) —
also known as John P. S. Gobin —
of Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born January
21, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1885-99; resigned 1899; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in North
America, 1889-92.
Died May 1,
1910 (age 73 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa.
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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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Isaac Pusey Gray (1828-1895) —
also known as Isaac P. Gray —
of Union City, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., October
18, 1828.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1877-80; Governor of
Indiana, 1880-81, 1885-89; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1881; candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1888,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1893-95, died in office 1895.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Mexico,
February
14, 1895 (age 66 years, 119
days).
Interment at Union
City Cemetery, Union City, Ind.
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Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) —
also known as Harry L. Haines —
of Red Lion, York
County, Pa.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., February
1, 1880.
Son of Benjamin Ambrose Haines and Rebecca (Wallick) Haines.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen; Lions.
Died in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., March 29,
1947 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Red
Lion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.
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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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Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 17,
1932 (age 85 years, 269
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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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Son of Charles Frederick Hotchkiss (1854-1914) and Melissa Ann
(Taylor) Hotchkiss (1857-1886).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Presidential Elector for
Oregon, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Weikert, Union
County, Pa., November
28, 1872.
Son of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.
Lutheran.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora
Miller (died 1909); married, December
13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
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Edward E. Jones (b. 1867) —
also known as "Good Roads Jones" —
of Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
25, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
dairy
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Susquehanna County, 1907-09;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1917-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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I. Dana Kahle (b. 1875) —
of Knox, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Pine City, Clarion
County, Pa., August 8,
1875.
Son of Levi W. Kahle and Chloie C. (Wood) Kahle.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1927-31; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., December
18, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., November
25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
5, 1819.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana
state senate, 1851-52.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, May 5,
1869 (age 49 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Kopriver, Jr. —
of Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Florist; mayor
of Duquesne, Pa., 1947-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Son of John C. Kunkel and Louisa (Sergeant) Kunkel.
Republican. Banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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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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George Michael Leader (b. 1918) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Son of Guy Alvin Leader and Beulah (Boyer) Leader.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Amvets; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) —
also known as James M. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 5,
1877.
Son of Frederick M. Magee and Hannah Mary (Gillespie) Magee.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Labor), 1926; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 16,
1949 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt.
Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 18,
1888.
Son of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1935-62.
Member, American
Legion; Odd Fellows; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939
to Ethel Plummer. |
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Son of Gustave Herman Meyner and Mary Sophia (Baumle) Meyner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Rotary; Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Son of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Tioga County Bell
Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge
Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Son of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor of
Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Alice Montgomery. |
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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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Charles A. Randall (b. 1846) —
of Tionesta, Forest
County, Pa.
Born near Toronto, Ontario,
December
27, 1846.
Son of Edward B. Randall and Mary A. (King) Randall.
Republican. Carpenter;
hotelier;
Forest
County Sheriff; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Forest County, 1887-90;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Mary A. Wansor. |
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George Rankin, Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Son of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Eagles; Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie E. Flanagan. |
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March 18,
1882.
Son of Jacob Sirovich and Rose (Weinstock) Sirovich.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) —
also known as Charles W. Sones —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa., June 10,
1859.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died December
16, 1944 (age 85 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa.
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Son of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Barker. |
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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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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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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.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Son of Robley D. Walter and Susie E. Walter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Lions;
Odd Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of
Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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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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