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Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 2,
1890.
Son of Able Ableman.
Democrat. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1924.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows.
Died in March, 1976
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) —
also known as Robert G. Allen —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
24, 1902.
Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen.
Democrat. Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Keene, Albemarle
County, Va., August 9,
1963 (age 60 years, 350
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Son of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman.
Lawyer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Mary Louise Hamilton. |
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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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Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) —
of Boyertown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Yellow House, Berks
County, Pa., February
18, 1903.
Son of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president,
Pottstown Memorial Hospital;
chair
of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72;
took senior status 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died June 2,
1973 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions;
Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Son of Moses R. Brumbaugh and Sarah Florence (Stuard) Brumbaugh.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance
business; partner, Queen Lumber
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 22,
1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Anthony J. Cafiero (b. 1900) —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1949-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Hazel Koenig. |
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Son of William Burtch Chadwick and Margaret (Moore) Chadwick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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Zehnder H. Confair (1906-1982) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
11, 1906.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1959-72 (24th District 1959-68, 23rd District
1969-72).
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in June, 1982
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford) Curtin.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Milton, Union
County, Pa., May 19,
1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1963-72.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William Dinsmore (b. 1940) —
also known as Robert W. Dinsmore —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
26, 1940.
Son of Robert D. Dinsmore and Gladys M. (Russell) Dinsmore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-76 (Monongalia County
1969-74, 27th District 1975-76); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Judith Rice. |
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John William Ditter (1888-1943) —
also known as J. William Ditter —
of Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1888.
Son of George Ditter and Elizabeth (Weissgerber) Ditter.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died in
office 1943.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died in an airplane
crash near Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
21, 1943 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Cemetery, Prospectville, Pa.
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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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Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) —
also known as Charles J. Esterly —
of Wyomissing, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., February
8, 1888.
Son of Hermann Augustus Esterly and Louise Gertrude (Zable) Esterly.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Wernersville, Berks
County, Pa., September
3, 1940 (age 52 years, 208
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Charles Conner Evans (b. 1858) —
also known as Charles C. Evans —
of Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa.
Born in Briarcreek Township, Columbia
County, Pa., January
10, 1858.
Son of Francis Evans and Jane Evans.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 26th District, 1906-16,
1925-38; appointed 1906, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Michael Fisher (b. 1944) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
7, 1944.
Son of C. Francis Fisher and Dolores (Darby) Fisher.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1981-96.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Elks; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives:
Married to Carol Hudak. |
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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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Frederick Voris Follmer (b. 1885) —
also known as Frederick V. Follmer —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
13, 1885.
Son of John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August 7,
1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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John 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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D. Elmer Hawbaker (b. 1916) —
of Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., November
30, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1961-72.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lewis Taylor Hubbs, Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Lewis T. Hubbs —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in North Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
24, 1923.
Son of Lewis T. Hubbs, Sr. and Mary (Hainsworth) Hubbs.
Republican. Chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1960-62; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 28th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Eloise Ward. |
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Robert C. Jubelirer (b. 1937) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., February
9, 1937.
Son of Samuel H. Jubelirer and Dorothy (Brett) Jubelirer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1975-2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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David E. Kaufman (1883-1962) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., May 15,
1883.
Son of Marks Kaufman and Rachel (Foreman) Kaufman.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1928-29; Siam, 1930-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Lions; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 19,
1918.
Son of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1984.
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William B. Lentz (1920-1977) —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1965-76.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) —
also known as A. H. Letzler —
of Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Sweden,
July
1, 1884.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1972
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Craig Lewis (b. 1944) —
of Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 22,
1944.
Son of Harold W. Lewis and Dorothy M. Lewis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1975-94.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Haigh. |
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 8,
1948.
Son of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Alan Wood Lukens (b. 1924) —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1924.
Son of Edward Clark Lukens and Frances (Day) Lukens.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Ankara, 1952; Istanbul, 1953; U.S. Consul in Brazzaville, 1960; U.S. Consul General in Cape Town, 1979-82; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Brazzaville), 1984-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1994.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Son of Walter R. Mahany and Annette (Baldwin) Mahany.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for
him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge was named for
him in 1987.
Died of acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Son of Gustave Herman Meyner and Mary Sophia (Baumle) Meyner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Rotary; Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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John Ball Osborne (b. 1868) —
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 24,
1868.
Son of Edwin
Sylvanus Osborne and Ruth (Ball) Osborne.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Ghent, 1889-93; Le Havre, 1912-19; lawyer; U.S.
Consul General in Le Havre, 1919-20; Christiania, 1920-21; Genoa, 1921-26; Stockholm, 1927-29; Budapest, 1932.
Member, Rotary; Loyal
Legion; Zeta Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer;
president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dominic F. Pileggi —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Chester, Pa., 1999-2000; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 2001-04; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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George Rankin, Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Son of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie E. Flanagan. |
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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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Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles William Sandman, Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1956-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Du Bois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer;
political
consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown Township, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-81; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sarah A. Schaeffer (1911-1998) —
also known as Sarah A. Bauer —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
27, 1911.
Daughter of John A. Bauer and Carrie D. (Kleeman) Bauer.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., May 22,
1998 (age 87 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married, April 20,
1930, to Harold Herzil Schaeffer (1906-1988). |
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Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) —
also known as Raymond P. Shafer —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., March 5,
1917.
Son of Rev. David P. Shafer and Mina Shafer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1948-56; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1959-62; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1967-71.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of heart
failure, in Meadville Medical
Center, Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
12, 2006 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Union Township, Crawford County, Pa.
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Bernard C. Smith (1923-1993) —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., July 29,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1962-65; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1966-68.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
19, 1993 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Son of Dr. Walter Otheman Snelling and Marjorie (Gahring) Snelling.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died August
14, 1991 (age 64 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Bernard Stader, Jr. (b. 1908) —
also known as Victor B. Stader, Jr. —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 25,
1908.
Son of Victor Bernard Stader, Sr. and Mary (Ruffner) Stader.
Democrat. Furniture
business; burgess
of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1950-55; mayor of
Latrobe, Pa., 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary; Union
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert M. Tomlinson (b. 1945) —
also known as Tommy Tomlinson —
of Bensalem, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born December
4, 1945.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1991-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1995-2004.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Son of Emanuel S. Wene and Mary J. (Killy) Wene.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Redmen; Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions;
Rotary; Eagles.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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