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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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Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) —
also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time
Joe" —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
5, 1889.
Son of Frank E. Crater and Leila Virginia (Montague) Crater.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to Robert
F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law
partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Chi; Tammany
Hall.
Mysteriously
disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered)
on August 6, 1930; his body was never
found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
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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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Isaac M. Jordan (1835-1890) —
of Ohio.
Born in Mifflinburg, Union
County, Pa., May 5,
1835.
Democrat. One of the founders
of Sigma Chi fraternity in 1855; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1883-85.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died from injuries received in an elevator
accident in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
3, 1890 (age 55 years, 212
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 18,
1888.
Son of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1935-62.
Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Sigma Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939
to Ethel Plummer. |
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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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