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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 17,
1859.
Son of Thomas
Adamson, Jr. and Sarah Victorine (Wright) Adamson.
Republican. Lawyer; cotton
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) —
also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in New Jersey, 1864.
Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1912;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1932 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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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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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Son of Samuel Penniman Bates (1827-1902) and Sarah Josephine (Bates)
Bates (1836-1907).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) —
also known as James M. Beck —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 9,
1861.
Son of James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; U.S. Solicitor General,
1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,
2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Sons of the Revolution.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 12,
1936 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892.
Son of John
Cromwell Bell and Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died March 18,
1974 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Eugene Cleophas Bonniwell (b. 1872) —
also known as Eugene C. Bonniwell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1872.
Son of Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-39; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918, 1926, 1934 (primary); candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the
Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell;
married, June 5,
1900, to Madeleine Helene Cahill; married, August
28, 1934, to Roberta Curry Ranck. |
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Charles Shimer Boyer (1869-1936) —
also known as Charles S. Boyer —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1869.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., November
10, 1936 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, 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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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sally Ann (Fell) Carpenter.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of the
Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Kenneth W. Cunningham (1896-1981) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, September
23, 1896.
Sales manager, Sun Oil Company;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1957-64; resigned 1964.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 27,
1981 (age 84 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Taylor DuBois (1851-1920) —
also known as James T. DuBois —
of Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 17,
1851.
Son of Joseph DuBois and Emroy DuBois.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1877-81; U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1881; Leipzig, 1885; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Gall, 1897-1901; Singapore, 1909-11; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1911-13.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died May 27,
1920 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Howard Earle, Jr. (1856-1928) —
also known as George H. Earle, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1856.
Son of George Hussey Earle and Ellen France (von Löhr) Earle.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Son of Samuel C. Faddis and Edna (Moredock) Faddis.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor;
oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) —
also known as Lake J. Frazier —
of Winchester,
Va.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., December
11, 1898.
Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1948;
mayor
of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Helen P. Holshue. |
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in May, 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August 4,
1880.
Son of Lewis Graham and Elizabeth (Carter) Graham.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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James Denton Hancock (b. 1837) —
also known as "Nya Gua Hai"; "Grizzy
Bear" —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 9,
1837.
Son of James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock.
University
professor; lawyer;
solicitor, Allegeny Valley Railroad,
1877-88; solicitor, New York and Philadelphia Railroad,
1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad,
from 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1892 (27th District), 1894
(at-large).
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Economic Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Haudenshield (b. 1888) —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scott Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
10, 1888.
Son of John E. Haudenshield and Mary Holmes (Burk) Haudenshield.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-40, 1943-56.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Grange; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Ella Mae Holliday. |
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David Jayne Hill (1850-1932) —
also known as David J. Hill —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., June 10,
1850.
Son of Rev. Daniel T. Hill and Lydia Ann (Thompson) Hill.
Historian;
president,
Bucknell University, 1879-88; president,
University of Rochester, 1888-96; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1903-05; Netherlands, 1905-08; Luxembourg, 1905-08; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1908-11.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in 1932
(age about
82 years).
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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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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Willis James Hulings (1850-1924) —
also known as Willis J. Hulings —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Clarion
County, Pa., July 1,
1850.
Son of Marcus H. Hulings.
Oil
operator; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Venango County, 1881-86;
general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1913-15, 1919-21;
defeated (Prohibition), 1920.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in 1924
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Pa.
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Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) —
also known as Benjamin F. James —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August 1,
1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.
Member, Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
26, 1961 (age 75 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, 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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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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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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Richard Schultz Schweiker (b. 1926) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1948-49; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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