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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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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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Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., August 9,
1870.
Son of Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Anna M. Rosenberry. |
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Joseph Gray Armstrong (1867-1931) —
also known as Joseph G. Armstrong —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
2, 1867.
Republican. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
chair
of Allegheny County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
19, 1931 (age 64 years, 290
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver (died 1903) and Jesse Beaver
(1811-1892).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1863
to Frances Mary Twombly (1843-1876). |
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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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John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) —
also known as Jack Browne —
of Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Gibsonton, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
3, 1905.
Son of William Fred Brown (1877-1965) and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown
(1883-1963).
School
teacher; chemist;
Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M., July 17,
1985 (age 79 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) —
also known as Alexander G. Cochran —
of Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., March 20,
1846.
Son of John Cochran and Ann (Richardson) Cochran.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died, from pyelo-nephrosis,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1928 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) —
of Trucksville, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Forty Fort, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
24, 1896.
Son of John Evan Jenkins and Katherine Bertha (Mitchell) Jenkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
15, 1977 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shavertown, 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 L. Petriken (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
17, 1871.
Republican. Sugar
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eloise N. Delbridge. |
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Uriah P. Rossiter (b. 1861) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
6, 1861.
Lawyer;
Erie
County District Attorney; attorney for railroads;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 6th District, 1915-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ella A. Nichols. |
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August 9,
1898.
Son of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha
(Church) Stahlman.
Republican. Dentist; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August 6,
1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of
Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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