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Charles Thomas Aikens (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles T. Aikens —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Born in Siglerville, Mifflin
County, Pa., December
14, 1862.
Son of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Susquehanna University, 1905-27; president, Selinsgrove Realty
Co.; vice-president and treasurer, Nittany Real Estate Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Selinsgrove; director, Sunbury and Selinsgrove Electric
Railroad; director, Nittany Light, Heat &
Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens; married,
November
26, 1889, to Athalia Clara Gitt (died 1910); married, February
3, 1915, to Carrie (Specht) Smith. |
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Joseph Alexander —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Woodward Township, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897-1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach.
Republican. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ellwood Becker (1853-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 20,
1853.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1891-98.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1903 (age 49 years, 189
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Adolph Berky (1897-1945) —
also known as Al Berky; Adolph Berkowitz —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1897.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Jewish.
Died, from meningitis
and tuberculosis,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 17,
1945 (age 48 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate business; president of the
Clearfield gas and
water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) —
of Elkins Park, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1902.
Republican. Real estate broker; real estate developer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Died, from cancer, heart
disease, and pneumonia,
in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1991 (age 88 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Andrew Boden (d. 1835) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Lawyer;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1817-21.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
20, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hannum Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William H. Clark —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Doe Run, Chester
County, Pa., October
25, 1877.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1927-36; chair of
Chester County Republican Party, 1927, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Doyle Corman, Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Son of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Kay Davis. |
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James J. Coyne (b. 1882) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born June 11,
1882.
Republican. Hotelier;
real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1925-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Son of Andrew Cramer (1817-1894) and Susan (Arnold) Cramer
(1818-1881).
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Son of John De Muth and Barbara (Dietrich) De Muth.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Son of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming.
Republican. Real estate broker; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to D. Jean Varner. |
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Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 14,
1895.
Son of Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
realtor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1951-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Arline McMillan. |
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Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1943.
Son of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate developer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1977-2004; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan A. Vena. |
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Arthur J. Gardner (b. 1917) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., May 11,
1917.
Son of Arthur Gardner, Sr. and Elizabeth (Carlin) Gardner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate business; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1955-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1962.
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Arthur R. Gemberling —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. College
teacher; real estate broker; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Laurence V. Gibb (b. 1899) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 19,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; auditor;
workman's
compensation referee; justice of the peace; investigator;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Harris (b. 1881) —
also known as Frank J. Harris —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1881.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1912-15; Allegheny
County Commissioner, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1927-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) —
also known as W. R. Hopkins —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 26,
1869.
Son of David J. Hopkins and Mary Jeffreys Hopkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
industrial real estate developer; promoter of Cleveland Short
Line Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
Cleveland city manager, 1924-30; founder of Cleveland Municipal Airport,
later named for
him.
Died February
9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Ellen Louise Cozad. |
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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Son of Charles Frederick Hotchkiss (1854-1914) and Melissa Ann
(Taylor) Hotchkiss (1857-1886).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Presidential Elector for
Oregon, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John W. Howell —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Real estate broker; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1931-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) —
also known as Daniel N. Hunt —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa., January
28, 1843.
Son of Daniel N. Hunt (died 1884) and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt (died
1863).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
real estate business; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of
Redfield, S.D.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adalyn J. Ellis. |
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William Chester Kerbaugh (b. 1858) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Riegelsville, Bucks
County, Pa., September
27, 1858.
Miner;
land agent; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos W. Knepper (b. 1841) —
of Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Berlin, Somerset
County, Pa., April 14,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dale H. Learn —
of Pennsylvania.
Real estate and insurance
business; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1942; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1946; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas F. Lewis (b. 1924) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real estate and investments,
1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Anne Claghorn Longstreth (c.1921-2008) —
also known as Anne C. Longstreth; Nancy Longstreth;
Anne Strawbridge Claghorn —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born about 1921.
Republican. Real estate agent; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Female.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
10, 2008 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Edward Magill (1861-1913) —
also known as Samuel E. Magill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
18, 1861.
Son of William E. Magill and Louisa (Jones) Magill.
Coal
business; real estate business; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1897-1907; Guadalajara, 1908-11; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1907-08.
Died January
30, 1913 (age 51 years, 347
days).
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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Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) —
also known as Lincoln L. McCandless —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., September
18, 1859.
Mining
business; real estate business; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1902-06; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
5, 1940 (age 81 years, 17
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Frank B. McClain (1864-1925) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., April 14,
1864.
Livestock
dealer; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910;
Speaker
of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19.
Died October
11, 1925 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. McCreesh (b. 1881) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August, 1881.
Son of Peter J. McCreesh and Mary Ann (Campbell) McCreesh.
Democrat. Garage
owner; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1935-46, 1951-74 (4th District 1935-46, 1951-68,
8th District 1969-74).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira McJunkin (b. 1860) —
of Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., February
13, 1860.
Lawyer;
Butler
County District Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph McLaughlin (1867-1926) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Burt, County Donegal, Ireland,
June
9, 1867.
Republican. Real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-19, 1921-23 (3rd District
1917-19, at-large 1921-23).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died November
21, 1926 (age 59 years, 165
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Son of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate and insurance
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April 17,
1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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W. R. Orndorff (born c.1866) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1866.
Democrat. Realtor; member of Washington
state senate 3rd District, 1935-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellis T. Pierce (b. 1846) —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1903-04.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Walter S. Pytko (b. 1901) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1901.
Son of Francis M. Pytko and Anna (Boruta) Pytko.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Stachowiak. |
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph P. Rigby (b. 1906) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
2, 1906.
Son of Joseph Rigby and Anne (Lavelle) Rigby.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1951-52, 1955-60; defeated, 1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Young. |
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Warren R. Roberts —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1927-37; resigned 1937; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) —
also known as Robert L. Rodgers —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan., June 2,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
and real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,
28th District 1945-47).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1960
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Rocky
Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; magazine
publisher; oil
producer; land, lumber, and
coal
mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1881-83; chemist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1903 (age 65 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Channing Way (1877-1954) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., July 17,
1877.
Son of Anna Eliza (Smedley) Way (1844-1908) and Marshall
Scarlet Way.
Real estate and insurance
business; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1919-21.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., January
20, 1954 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Scarlet Way (1845-1925) —
also known as Marshall S. Way —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., May 12,
1845.
Son of Samuel Way (1803-1871) and Mary (Scarlett) Way (1804-1883).
Coal
and lumber
business; real estate agent; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1895-96.
Died March 12,
1925 (age 79 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Wilkins (b. 1836) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Real estate business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1879-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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