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Edwin M. Abbott (b. 1877) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 4,
1877.
Son of Theodore Abbott and Alvina (Rosewig) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer; poet;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander W. Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Sandie Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Son of Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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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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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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George W. Alexander (1904-1992) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., October
28, 1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Died May 16,
1992 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elizabeth Richards Andujar (1912-1997) —
also known as Betty Andujar; Elizabeth
Richards —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
6, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1976;
member of Texas
state senate, 1973-82; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1976-82.
Female.
Presbyterian.
First
woman member of the Texas Senate; first
Republican member of the Texas Senate since Reconstruction.
Died June 8,
1997 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Robert Rolland Armstrong (1910-1995) —
also known as R. Rolland Armstrong —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska; Juneau,
Alaska; Sitka,
Alaska; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born in Grapeville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
21, 1910.
Son of Robert Armstrong and Charlotte (Kinnear) Armstrong.
Ordained
minister; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died December
16, 1995 (age 85 years, 56
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold (1837-1923).
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Louis Evans Atkinson (1841-1910) —
also known as Louis E. Atkinson —
of Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Delaware Township, Juniata
County, Pa., April 16,
1841.
Son of Adam Holliday Atkinson and Mary Martha (Evans) Atkinson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Juniata National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1883-93; district
judge in Pennsylvania 41st District, 1901-02.
Presbyterian.
Died in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., February
5, 1910 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Son of Charles C. Badeau and Mary Lyles (Stothoff) Badeau.
Minister;
missionary;
university
professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961.
Christian
Reformed; later Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Son of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers (died 1924); married, April 23,
1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Son of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge and Ida Prescott (Stewart)
Bainbridge.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 14,
1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Conrad Baker (1817-1885) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin
County, Pa., February
12, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-46; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1865-67; defeated, 1856; Governor of
Indiana, 1867-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 28,
1885 (age 68 years, 75
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian. German and
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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David Bard (1744-1815) —
of Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., 1744.
Presbyterian
minister; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1795-99, 1803-15 (10th District
1795-99, 4th District 1803-05, 5th District 1805-07, 4th District
1807-13, 9th District 1813-15); died in office 1815.
Presbyterian.
Died in Alexandria, Huntingdon
County, Pa., March 12,
1815 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Sinking
Valley Cemetery, Arch Spring, Pa.
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Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915) —
also known as Thomas R. Bard —
of Port Hueneme, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., December
8, 1841.
Son of Robert M. Bard and Elizabeth S. (Little) Bard.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884;
Presidential Elector for California, 1892;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1900-05.
Presbyterian.
Died in Port Hueneme, Ventura
County, Calif., March 5,
1915 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Ventura County, Calif.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Son of C. W. Beales and Sarah C. (Naylor) Beales.
Republican. Pharmacist;
postmaster;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown, Perry
County, Pa., October
21, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1896-1906.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1914 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 30,
1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Albert Edwin Beech (1904-1973) —
also known as Albert E. Beech —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in April, 1973
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferdinand Lammot Belin (1881-1961) —
also known as F. Lammot Belin —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March 15,
1881.
Son of Henry Belin and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) Belin.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1961
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) —
also known as Harris J. Bixler —
of Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in New Buffalo, Perry
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of Jacob Bixler and Sarah (Falkner) Bixler.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk
County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk
County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa., March 29,
1941 (age 70 years, 194
days).
Interment at Duncannon
Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March 20,
1865.
Son of Edward Wiggins Blaine (1825-1914) and Nancy (Adams) Blaine
(c.1832-1870).
Farmer;
banker;
mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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William Bradford (1755-1795) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
14, 1755.
Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S.
Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795.
Presbyterian.
Died August
23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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Joseph I. Brittain (1858-1930) —
of East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., 1858.
Son of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died October
22, 1930 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles Browne (1875-1947) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1875.
Son of William Hardcastle Browne and Alice (Beaver) Browne.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Princeton, N.J., 1916-23; president, board of trustees,
Princeton Hospital,
1919-23; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
director, First National Bank of
Princeton; director, Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
17, 1947 (age 71 years, 323
days).
Cremated.
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James Brownlee (1780-1827) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.; Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1780.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17, 1823-24.
Presbyterian.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 9,
1827 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 23,
1791.
Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Son of John McFarren Buchanan (1849-1909) and Jane (Mitchell)
Buchanan (1870-1955).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power
Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Son of Luster F. Buck and Katherine (Marshall) Buck.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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John Decker Butzner, Jr. (b. 1917) —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
2, 1917.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; circuit judge in
Virginia, 1958-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1962-67; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1967-82; took senior
status 1982.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1982.
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Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908;
president, Tide Water Oil Company,
1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water Associated Oil Company,
1926-33; president, American Petroleum
Institute, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
28, 1941 (age 60 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Florence Payne. |
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Howard Edmond Campbell (1890-1971) —
also known as Howard E. Campbell —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
4, 1890.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
6, 1971 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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William Floyd Clinger, Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as William F. Clinger, Jr.; Bill
Clinger —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April 4,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1979-97 (23rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-97).
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) —
also known as Thomas C. Cochran —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County, Pa., November
30, 1877.
Son of Wilson Henry Cochran and Elizabeth Eve (Robinson) Cochran.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33,
20th District 1933-35).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1957 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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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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Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) —
also known as Robert J. Corbett —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
25, 1905.
Son of Samuel James Corbett and Martha (Henderson) Corbett.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District
1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71);
defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; Allegheny
County Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 25,
1971 (age 65 years, 243
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edward P. Crane —
of Pennsylvania; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Minister;
U.S. Consul in Stuttgart, 1887; Hanover, 1893-98.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke
Crawford —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Kane, McKean
County, Pa., November
30, 1901.
Son of Thomas L. Crawford and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
later worked for the WEDH radio
station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Joseph
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Miller. |
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Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles N. Crosby —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, September
29, 1876.
Son of Hiram William Crosby and Fanny (Spellman) Crosby.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 5,
1884.
Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Welsh Cuningham (1779-1840) —
also known as John W. Cuningham —
of New London, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in New London, Chester
County, Pa., 1779.
Son of Allen Cuningham.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809-10; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1828;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1836.
Presbyterian.
Died April 26,
1840 (age about 60
years).
Interment somewhere
in New London, 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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Paul Bartram Dague (1898-1974) —
also known as Paul B. Dague —
of Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Whitford, Chester
County, Pa., May 19,
1898.
Son of William James Dague and Lydia (White) Dague.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Chester
County Sheriff, 1944-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1947-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Grange.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., December
2, 1974 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Mitchell E. Daniels (b. 1949) —
also known as Mitch Daniels; "The
Blade" —
Born in Pennsylvania, April 7,
1949.
Governor
of Indiana, 2005-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2011.
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Joseph Darlington (1765-1851) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.; Limestone (now Maysville), Mason
County, Ky.; West Union, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., July 19,
1765.
Son of Meredith Darlington.
Member of Northwest
Territory legislature, 1799-1801; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Adams County, 1802;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1803.
Presbyterian.
Died, of cholera,
in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, August 2,
1851 (age 86 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Davis, Jr. (1812-1881) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Vernon Township, Crawford
County, Pa., September
7, 1812.
Son of James Davis (1786-1870) and Mary (Cotton) Davis.
Shoe and
leather business; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1845-46, 1863; Crawford
County Treasurer; Crawford
County Judge, 1864-78.
Presbyterian.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 20,
1881 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) —
also known as Clyde R. Dengler —
of Newtown Square, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Fleetwood, Berks
County, Pa., May 10,
1899.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1969-74.
Presbyterian. Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1992 (age 93 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Dodds (b. 1877) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1877.
Son of Joseph Spratt Dodds and Sarah Jane (Wallace) Dodds.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) —
also known as Alfred E. Driscoll —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
25, 1902.
Son of Alfred Roble Driscoll and Mattie (Eastlack) Driscoll.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of
New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948,
1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
The Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway is named for
him.
Died March 9,
1975 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Haddonfield
Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer and
strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Son of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., January
25, 1884.
Son of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Solicitor, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Son of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primary
for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Marvin Lionel Esch (b. 1927) —
also known as Marvin L. Esch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flinton, Cambria
County, Pa., August 4,
1927.
Republican. University
professor; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1990.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) —
also known as John C. Evans —
of Ridley Park, Delaware
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Son of Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) —
also known as John H. Ewing —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October
5, 1796.
Son of William Porter Ewing and Mary (Conwell) Ewing.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 9,
1887 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Wayne S. Ewing (1929-2010) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
14, 1929.
Son of Edwin
C. Ewing and Gertrude (Scherlock) Ewing.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., March 19,
2010 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Thomas C. Tom Feeney III (b. 1958) —
also known as Tom Feeney —
of Oviedo, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 21,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1990-94, 1996-2002;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1994; Presidential Elector for Florida, 2000;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 24th District, 2003-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) —
also known as Gus Fey —
of Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hawley, Wayne
County, Pa., February
3, 1861.
Blacksmith;
mayor
of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 2,
1944 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
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Thomas Edward Finegan (b. 1866) —
Born in West Fulton, Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1866.
School
teacher; lawyer; bank
director; Pennsylvania
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-21.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John K. Finley (d. 1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. College
professor; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1885.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) —
also known as John S. Fisher —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., May 25,
1867.
Son of Samuel Royer Fisher (1832-1911) and Maria Louise (McGaughey)
Fisher (1839-1923).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1901-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916
(speaker),
1928;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; defeated in primary, 1922; chairman of
Capitol Investigating Commission, which exposed frauds in the
furnishing of the Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of
board, National Union Fire
Insurance Company.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1940 (age 73 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Wilmot E. Fleming (1916-1978) —
of Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1916.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-64; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1964-78; died in office 1978.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died May 20,
1978 (age 61 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959) —
also known as Henry P. Fletcher —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., April 10,
1873.
Son of Lewis Henry Clay Fletcher and Martha Ellen (Rowe) Fletcher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1909-14; Luxembourg, 1923-24; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1914-16; Mexico, 1916-19; Belgium, 1922-24; Italy, 1924-29; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1934-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 10,
1959 (age 86 years, 91
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet M. Foresman —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Dakota, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Suffered a heart
attack while holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, killing him, on Fox Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Sellers Frazer (born c.1850) —
also known as Robert S. Frazer —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa., about 1850.
Son of Caleb T. Frazer and Sarah J. (Baker) Frazer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1877-79; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania, 1897-1914; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930-36.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Son of James Ernest Fulton.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles; Moose; United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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David S. Gifford (b. 1907) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., February
27, 1907.
Son of P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1957-58.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John G. Good, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 17,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1971-72.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Stewart John Greenleaf (b. 1939) —
also known as Stewart J. Greenleaf —
of Willow Grove, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1939.
Son of Stewart William Greenleaf and Belford (Denner) Greenleaf.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1979-2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Cecilia Kelly Finley. |
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James Charles Greenwood (b. 1951) —
also known as James C. Greenwood; Jim
Greenwood —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 4,
1951.
Republican. Legislative assistant to State Rep. John
S. Renninger, 1972-76; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1981-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1987-93; resigned 1993; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., March 5,
1794.
Lawyer;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1833-46; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70; retired 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1870 (age 76 years, 204
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1908.
Son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died July 7,
1984 (age 76 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Albert Harbison (b. 1874) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1874.
Son of Samuel Pollock Harbison and Emma Jane (Boyd) Harbison.
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) —
also known as William M. Hargest —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester,
Va., August 5,
1868.
Son of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1895
to Kingsley LeGalliene. |
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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March 15,
1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad Dressing
Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
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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John Hendricks (1791-1866) —
of Indiana.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., 1791.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., July 24,
1866 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
28, 1773.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana
state senate, 1831-34.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., March 31,
1835 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hendricks, Jr. (1809-1850) —
of Indiana.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
7, 1809.
Son of William
Hendricks.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana
state senate, 1848-50.
Presbyterian.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 19,
1850 (age 41 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Son of Marian (Hause) Hobbs.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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David Holmes (1769-1832) —
of Winchester,
Va.; Washington, Adams
County, Miss.
Born near Hanover, York
County, Pa., March 10,
1769.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th
District 1807-09); Governor of
Mississippi Territory, 1809-11, 1812-15; Governor of
Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25.
Presbyterian.
Died near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., August
20, 1832 (age 63 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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John D. Hopper (b. 1923) —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
9, 1923.
Son of Ellis S. Hopper and Adra (Dunfer) Hopper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1977-92.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Bowman. |
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Edward Louis Howard (b. 1926) —
also known as Edward L. Howard —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
25, 1926.
Son of C. Edward Howard and Marjorie (Johnston) Howard.
Republican. Board chairman, Neshaminy Valley Bank;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1971-86.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1986.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March 15,
1874.
Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Presbyterian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
24, 1749.
Son of Hannah (Whiting) Ingersoll (1719-1786) and Jared Ingersoll
(1722-1781).
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1791-1800, 1811-16; U.S.
Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800-01; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1812; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1821-22.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1822 (age 73 years, 7
days).
Interment at Old
Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) —
also known as Benjamin R. Jones —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Dallas, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 29,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1956
to Jane Randall. |
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Enos M. Jones (1873-1933) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., 1873.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1911-14; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
31, 1933 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Altoona, Pa.
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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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Henry Latimer (1752-1819) —
of Delaware.
Born in Newport, New Castle
County, Del., April 24,
1752.
Son of Susan (Geddes) Latimer and James
Latimer.
Physician;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1787-91; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1794-95; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1819 (age 67 years, 239
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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John D. Lindsay —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Minister; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1948.
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William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1795.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833.
Presbyterian.
Died of a heart
attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
31, 1835 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Philip Livingston (1716-1778) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
15, 1716.
Son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catrina (Van Brugh)
Livingston (1689-1756).
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1769, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-78; died in office
1778; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-78; died in office 1778.
Presbyterian.
Died while attending the sixth session of the Continental
Congress in York, York
County, Pa., June 12,
1778 (age 62 years, 148
days).
Entombed at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; nephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catrina (Van
Brugh) Livingston (1689-1756); brother of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston and William
Livingston; married, April 14,
1740, to Christina Ten Broeck (1718-1801); first cousin of Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); uncle by marriage (3) of James
Duane; uncle of Peter
R. Livingston, Walter
Livingston, Sarah Livingston (who married John
Jay), Susannah Livingston (who married John
Cleves Symmes), Susan Livingston (who married John
Kean), Catherine Livingston (who married Nicholas
Bayard) and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; uncle by marriage (1) of William
Duer; grandfather of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo and Edward
Philip Livingston; granduncle of Henry
Walter Livingston; ancestor of Robert
Livingston Beeckman; fourth great-grandfather of John
Eliot Thayer, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article |
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James R. Macfarlane (b. 1858) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., April 20,
1858.
Son of James Macfarlane and Mary (Overton) Macfarlane.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1903-29.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 13,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1994.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Don K. Marchand (d. 1958) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1952;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-58; appointed 1953;
died in office 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose.
Died May 31,
1958.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Ingraham Marsh (b. 1890) —
also known as James I. Marsh —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1890.
Son of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Newton Martin (1847-1901) —
also known as Augustus N. Martin —
of Indiana.
Born in Whitestown, Butler
County, Pa., March 23,
1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1877-81; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1889-95; defeated,
1894.
Presbyterian.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 11,
1901 (age 54 years, 110
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bluffton, Ind.
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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Son of Joseph T. Martin and Hannah M. (Bristor) Martin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire
Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March 19,
1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) —
also known as William A. Maurer; W. A.
Maurer —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
25, 1872.
Son of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer.
Republican. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Anthony McCall (b. 1955) —
also known as James A. McCall; Jim McCall —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in a hospital
at Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
26, 1955.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1988.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 27,
1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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Robert McIntyre (1766-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1766.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29, 1834-35, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa, October
17, 1846 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Prescott Metcalf (1813-1891) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Putney, Windham
County, Vt., January
25, 1813.
Son of Joseph Metcalf (1774-1869).
Manager of steamship
business; director, North East and Erie Railroad;
mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
14, 1891 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Milroy (1776-1858) —
of Indiana.
Born in Penn Valley, Bucks
County, Pa., October
12, 1776.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29.
Presbyterian.
Died near Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., October
15, 1858 (age 82 years, 3
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Milroy (1780-1845) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kishicoquillas Valley, Mifflin
County, Pa., August
14, 1780.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-22, 1837-39; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1823-25, 1836-37; defeated, 1834; Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1824;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1825; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1832,
1835,
1840,
1844.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 26,
1845 (age 64 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Glenn Moore (1873-1937) —
also known as D. Glenn Moore —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lawrence, Washington
County, Pa., November
1, 1873.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1924-30; Dry candidate for delegate to
Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Died of a heart
attack or stroke
when he went down to check the furnace on a chilly morning, in
Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April 5,
1937 (age 63 years, 155
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Son of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy and Maud (Donaldson) Murphy.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, Union
League.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason (1842-1937) —
also known as Charles P. H. Nason —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
7, 1842.
Son of Rev. Elias Nason (1811-1887) and Myra Ann (Bigelow) Nason
(born 1814).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
writer;
lecturer;
U.S. Consul in Grenoble, 1901-11.
Presbyterian or Congregationalist.
Died in 1937
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua G. Newbold (1830-1903) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., May 12,
1830.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1876-77; Governor of
Iowa, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Died June 10,
1903 (age 73 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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George Ormsby —
of Pennsylvania.
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1988, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1992.
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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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William M. Parker (b. 1870) —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., December
19, 1870.
Son of George M. Parker and Rebecca (McCready) Parker.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 28th District, 1925-32;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1932-40; resigned 1940; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43; appointed 1940.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Helen Innis. |
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Ralph Wilson Peacock (1902-1972) —
also known as Ralph W. Peacock —
of Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa.; Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
9, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1948, 1953.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in May, 1972
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Son of Frank M. M. Pennell (1862-1936) and Ida (McCanley) Pennell
(1863-1928).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital,
Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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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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Thomas Pomeroy (1804-1878) —
of Lawrence
County, Pa.
Born in Lawrence
County, Pa., 1804.
Son of John Pomeroy, Jr. (1774-1855) and Jane (Porter) Pomeroy
(1774-1860).
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1846-47.
Presbyterian.
Died July 31,
1878 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Culbertson Pomeroy (1851-1907) —
also known as William C. Pomeroy —
of Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Roxbury, Franklin
County, Pa., November
24, 1851.
Son of Thomas Pomeroy (1801-1871) and Mary Ann (Wilson) Pomeroy
(1811-1882).
Banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1883-84,
1905-07; died in office 1907.
Presbyterian.
Died February
21, 1907 (age 55 years, 89
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Bryan Porter (1791-1834) —
also known as George B. Porter —
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
9, 1791.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1824-29; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1827; Governor of
Michigan Territory, 1831-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died in a cholera
epidemic in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 6,
1834 (age 43 years, 147
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Madison Porter (1793-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Selma (unknown
county), Pa., January
6, 1793.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1839-40, 1853-55; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania state
legislature, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Founder,
in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Died November
11, 1862 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Son of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Martin Ragan (b. 1899) —
of Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
11, 1899.
Son of Andrew Ragan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Ragan; married, February
5, 1924, to Suzanne Ubrin; father of Martin A. Ragan (U.S. Marine
Corps; killed in action in South Pacific, 1944). |
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian. Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Nathaniel Ramsey (1741-1817) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 1,
1741.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1785; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
23, 1817 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Samuel Jackson Randall (1828-1890) —
also known as Samuel J. Randall —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
10, 1828.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1863-90 (1st District 1863-75,
3rd District 1875-90); died in office 1890; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1876-81; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1880,
1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1890 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
11, 1809.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1848,
1856.
Presbyterian.
Died near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Original interment at South
Potomac Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.;
reinterment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Sylvester Baker Sadler (1876-1931) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1876.
Son of Wilbur
Fisk Sadler.
District judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1916-20; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., March 1,
1931 (age 54 years, 153
days).
Interment at Carlisle
Mausoleum, Carlisle, Pa.
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William Warren Scranton (b. 1917) —
also known as William W. Scranton —
of Dalton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, New Haven
County, Conn., July 19,
1917.
Son of Marion
Margery Scranton and Worthington Scranton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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William G. Sesler (b. 1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 18,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1961-72; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1970.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1999.
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George Sharswood (1810-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1810.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1837; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1845-67; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-83.
Presbyterian.
Died May 28,
1883 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Sheakley (1829-1917) —
of Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sheakleyville, Mercer
County, Pa., April 24,
1829.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1892;
Governor
of Alaska District, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1917 (age 88 years, 230
days).
Interment at Shenango
Valley Cemetery, Greenville, Pa.
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George Shiras, Jr. (1832-1924) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
26, 1832.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; resigned 1903.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died, as the result of a fall, in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 2,
1924 (age 92 years, 189
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Grace M. Sloan —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Dayton, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1956; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1961-65, 1969-; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1965-69.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1971.
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Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born near Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March 15,
1870.
Republican. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Florence Belle Cox. |
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James Smith (c.1719-1806) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
about 1719.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1780.
Presbyterian.
Died July 11,
1806 (age about 87
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, York, Pa.
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Robert Smith (1757-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
3, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1789;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1793-95; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-1800; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1801-09; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1809-11.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
26, 1842 (age 85 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Smith (1752-1839) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 27,
1752.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; shipowner;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1790-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1793-1803, 1816-22 (5th District
1793-1801, at-large 1801-03, 5th District 1816-22); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1803-15, 1822-33; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1835-38.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 22,
1839 (age 86 years, 269
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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William Smith (1728-1814) —
of Maryland.
Born in Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., April 12,
1728.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1777-78; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1792;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1801-02.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 27,
1814 (age 85 years, 349
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Graveyard, Baltimore, Md.
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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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Samuel Sterett (1758-1833) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1758.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1789; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 12,
1833 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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James Bolton Stewart (1882-1969) —
also known as James B. Stewart —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1882.
Son of James Stewart and Sarah Jane Stewart.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Pernambuco, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1918-22; Tampico, 1924; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1938-40; Zurich, 1940; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1969
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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William Strong (1808-1895) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., May 6,
1808.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
19, 1895 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) —
also known as Junius M. Strouss —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Harshaville, Beaver
County, Pa., May 29,
1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1933-40; appointed 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Rukenbrod Suppes (d. 1964) —
also known as Walter R. Suppes —
of Southmont, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presbyterian; later Christian
Scientist. Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1964.
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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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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George Taylor (1716-1781) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Ireland,
1716.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1781
(age about
65 years).
Original interment at St.
John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; reinterment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; chair of
Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in May, 1982
(age 105
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bertha May Shertzer. |
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March 31,
1864.
Son of John B. Temple and Martha (Jameson) Temple.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian. Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Robert J. Thompson (c.1938-2006) —
also known as Bob Thompson —
of West Goshen Township, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., about 1938.
Son of Joseph H. Thompson and Winifred Thompson.
Republican. Photographer;
Chester
County Commissioner, 1979-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1995-2006; died in office 2006.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died, from complications of pulmonary
fibrosis, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
26, 2006 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Blackman. |
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Frank Mattern Trexler (1861-1947) —
also known as Frank M. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born January
9, 1861.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1947 (age 86 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
10, 1852.
Poet;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1913-17; Luxembourg, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Died April 10,
1933 (age 80 years, 151
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) —
of Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
2, 1793.
Member of Ohio state legislature; Minnesota
territorial auditor, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1859-60.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., January
24, 1879 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Robert Smith Walker (b. 1942) —
also known as Robert S. Walker —
of East Petersburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., December
23, 1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1977-97.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Wanamaker (1838-1922) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 11,
1838.
Son of Nelson Wanamaker and Elizabeth D. (Kochersperger) Wanamaker.
Republican. Merchant;
opened John Wanamaker & Company store in
1877 (forerunner of modern department
store); organizer and director, Merchants' Bank;
director, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad;
organizer (with others) and trustee, Presbyterian Hospital;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1888,
1920;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912,
1916.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
12, 1922 (age 84 years, 154
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Wanamaker and Elizabeth D. (Kochersperger) Wanamaker;
married to Mary B. Brown; father of Lewis
Rodman Wanamaker. |
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Son of John H. Ware, Jr. and Clara (Edwards) Ware.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Walker Wear (b. 1876) —
also known as Joseph W. Wear —
of Penllyn, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1876.
Son of James Hutchinson Wear and Nancy (Holliday) Wear.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Doubles champion of U.S. in court tennis; racquet doubles champion of
U.S.; chair, Davis Cup committee.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 14,
1903, to Adaline Coleman Potter (died 1935). |
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson.
Preacher;
university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Frank Rudolph Wolf (b. 1939) —
also known as Frank R. Wolf —
of Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1981-; defeated,
1976, 1978.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
Son of Clement Woodin.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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Cyrus E. Woods (1861-1938) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., September
3, 1861.
Son of Matthew Woods and Katharine (Speece) Woods.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1901-08; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1912-13; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1915-21; resigned 1921; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1921-23; Japan, 1923-24; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1929-30.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1938
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1893
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Hubert Work (1860-1942) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Marion Center, Indiana
County, Pa., July 3,
1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1908,
1924,
1928;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1920; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1928-29; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1922-23; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1923-28.
Presbyterian.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
14, 1942 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 23,
1870.
Son of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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