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Jerome T. Ailman (b. 1849) —
of near Thompsontown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., October
5, 1849.
School teacher; merchant;
farmer;
People's candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1894; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1896; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1907-10.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Scott Alexander (1847-1912) —
also known as W. Scott Alexander —
of Fulton
County, Pa.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Fulton
County), Pa., March 13,
1847.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Fulton
County District Attorney, 1877-79; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1887-90; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died in 1912
(age about
65 years).
Interment at McConnellsburg
Presbyterian Cemetery, McConnellsburg, Pa.
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Elizabeth Clement Amig (1929-2003) —
also known as Elizabeth C. Amig —
of New Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Pa.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Upper Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., November
8, 1929.
Daughter of Fred C. Clement and Adele (Murphy) Clement.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Female.
Member, Delta
Gamma; Humane
Society.
Died December
19, 2003 (age 74 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sarah A. Anderson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Daughter of Dr. Henry A. Anderson and Maude (Smith) Anderson.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Female.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Dr. A. W. Anderson, Sr. |
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 16,
1838.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia, in
Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Thomas M. Balliet (1852-1942) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 1,
1852.
Son of Nathan Balliet and Sarah Balliet.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; university
professor; dean, School of Education, New York University,
1904-19; Law Preservation candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1942 (age 89 years, 354
days).
Cremated.
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George W. Bartch (b. 1849) —
of Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Dushore, Sullivan
County, Pa., March 15,
1849.
Son of John G. Bartch and Mary Magdalene Bartch.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1893-94; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1896-1906; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1899-1901, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Amanda Alice Guild. |
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender.
School teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) —
also known as Harlan P. Bird —
of Wausaukee, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., about 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; surveyor;
bookkeeper;
lumber
business; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1903-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) —
also known as Harris J. Bixler —
of Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in New Buffalo, Perry
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of Jacob Bixler and Sarah (Falkner) Bixler.
Republican. School teacher; banker;
Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk
County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk
County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa., March 29,
1941 (age 70 years, 194
days).
Interment at Duncannon
Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
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Carl Boyer III (b. 1937) —
of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
22, 1937.
Son of Carl Boyer, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell (Timm) Boyer.
Republican. School teacher; mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1990, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Andrew R. Brodbeck (1860-1937) —
of Hanover, York
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson (now Codorus), York
County, Pa., April 11,
1860.
Democrat. School teacher; implement
dealer; York
County Sheriff, 1896-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900
(alternate), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1913-15, 1917-19;
defeated, 1910, 1914, 1918.
Died in Hanover, York
County, Pa., February
27, 1937 (age 76 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, Pa.
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John Martin Broomall (1816-1894) —
also known as John M. Broomall —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., January
19, 1816.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1872;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; county
judge in Pennsylvania, 1874-75.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 3,
1894 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Interment at Media
Cemetery, Media, Pa.
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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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David B. Brunner (1835-1903) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Amity Township, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1835.
Son of John Brunner and Elizabeth Brunner.
Democrat. School teacher; proprietor and principal, Reading
Business College; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1889-93.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
29, 1903 (age 68 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Amityville, Pa.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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John H. Carroll (b. 1849) —
of DeSmet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1849.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Clyde Brady Cochran (b. 1906) —
also known as Clyde B. Cochran —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
26, 1906.
Son of William Bricker Cochran and Jennie (Brady) Cochran.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) —
also known as Allen F. Cooper —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 16,
1862.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 20,
1917 (age 54 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Clarence Dennis Coughlin (1883-1946) —
also known as Clarence D. Coughlin —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 27,
1883.
Son of James M. Coughlin.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 11th
District, 1925-29.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
15, 1946 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville, Pa.
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Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
3, 1843.
Son of Clark Dickerman and Sarah Adelia Dickerman.
Democrat. School teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
executive of railroad
car building company; director of several banks; chair of
Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1891; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1903-05.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1915 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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Charles E. Donahue (b. 1885) —
of Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Luthersburg, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
28, 1885.
Republican. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Son of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) —
also known as Charles C. Ellis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1874.
Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis.
School teacher; pastor; college
professor; president,
Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate to
Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Brethren.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 27,
1950 (age 75 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight E. Evans —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1981-; candidate in primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2008;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1999, 2007.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Son of Franklin Farley and Nancy Jane (McCurdy) Farley.
Democrat. School teacher; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Thomas Edward Finegan (b. 1866) —
Born in West Fulton, Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1866.
School teacher; lawyer; bank
director; Pennsylvania
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-21.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Fry, Jr. (1802-1866) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 10,
1802.
Democrat. School teacher; merchant;
Montgomery
County Clerk of Courts, 1830-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1835-39; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1853-54; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1857-60.
Died in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
28, 1866 (age 64 years, 171
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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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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Frank J. Halferty (b. 1863) —
of Homewood (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 8,
1863.
School teacher; employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School teacher; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Banks Holland (b. 1844) —
also known as John B. Holland —
of near McDonald, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in South Fayette Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
17, 1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher;
farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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June N. Honaman (b. 1920) —
also known as June Newcomer; Mrs. Peter K.
Honaman —
of Landisville, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 4,
1920.
Daughter of Lester W. Newcomer and Maud (Stauffer) Newcomer.
Republican. School teacher; vice-chair of
Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1963-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1973.
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Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Weikert, Union
County, Pa., November
28, 1872.
Son of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.
Lutheran.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora
Miller (died 1909); married, December
13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
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C. Victor Johnson (b. 1873) —
of Venango, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Woodcock, Crawford
County, Pa., February
14, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1903-05; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1907; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1909.
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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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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Everett Kent (1888-1963) —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in East Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa., November
15, 1888.
Democrat. Machinist;
newspaper
reporter; school teacher and principal; coal
salesman; lawyer; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1920; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1923-25, 1927-29;
defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Died October
13, 1963 (age 74 years, 332
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Bangor, Pa.
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John R. King (b. 1866) —
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., January
18, 1866.
School teacher; minister; missionary;
U.S. Vice Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-09; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Sierra Leone, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Clinton Kline (1858-1947) —
also known as I. Clinton Kline —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
18, 1858.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died December
2, 1947 (age 89 years, 106
days).
Interment at Pomfret
Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
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Jacob A. Lesher (b. 1861) —
of Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Richmond Township, Berks
County, Pa., March 13,
1861.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Berks County, 1905-06, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hemphill Longwell (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert H. Longwell —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Polk Township, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 26,
1871.
School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; life
insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt.
Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Ira D. McCord (b. 1875) —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
7, 1875.
Republican. School principal; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Chester County, 1907, 1909;
resigned 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. McDonough (1873-1909) —
of Fulton
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 22,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1909; died in
office 1909.
Died June 14,
1909 (age 36 years, 53
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Calvin Meyer (b. 1861) —
also known as J. Calvin Meyer —
of Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Haines Township, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1861.
School teacher; lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Centre County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myrl Sscott Myers (b. 1886) —
also known as Myrl S. Myers —
of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., February
17, 1886.
School principal; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Canton, 1909-10; Tientsin, 1910-11; Mukden, 1911; U.S. Consul in Chungking, 1916-17; Swatow, 1917-20; Yunnanfu, 1924-26; Mukden, 1927; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1929-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James L. Nutting (1818-1880) —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1818.
Republican. School teacher and principal; iron works
operator; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Died June 20,
1880 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts (died 1897). |
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Marion D. Patterson (b. 1876) —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsburg, Blair
County, Pa., October
20, 1876.
Son of George Marion Patterson and Mary Rebecca (Roller) Patterson.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Blair
County District Attorney, 1912-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 24th District, 1927-39; candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Urban
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) —
also known as Minnie Mae Freeman; Mrs. Edgar B.
Penney —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Raymonds Corners, Potter
County, Pa., February
25, 1868.
Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman (1833-1904) and William
Elder Freeman (died 1912).
Republican. School teacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard
on January 12, 1888, saved the lives of seventeen children by leading
them from her schoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member of
Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pauline H. Peterson —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
School teacher and principal; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Female.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Soroptimists;
American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold A. Peterson. |
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Joseph R. Pitts (b. 1939) —
of Kennett Square, Chester
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
10, 1939.
Republican. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1997-; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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John Reber (1858-1931) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
1, 1858.
Republican. School teacher; bookkeeper;
hosiery
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1919-23.
Died in 1931
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) —
also known as William A. Reeder —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
28, 1849.
Republican. School teacher; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
7, 1929 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John S. Rilling (b. 1860) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Millcreek Township, Erie
County, Pa., July 22,
1860.
Son of Christopher Rilling and Elizabeth (Ackerman) Rilling.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
one of the organizers and directors of the Conneaut and Erie Traction
Company; president of St. Vincent Hospital.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Son of Samuel Rockwell and Johanna (Hunt) Rockwell.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lenhardtsville, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1874.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1932; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36.
Died of a heart
ailment, March 14,
1936 (age 62 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laureldale
Cemetery, Laureldale, Pa.
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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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Augustus G. Seyfert (b. 1852) —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Berks
County, Pa., April 26,
1852.
School teacher; farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1891-97;
resigned 1897; U.S. Consul in Stratford, 1897-1906; Matamoros, 1906; Collingwood, 1906-08; Owen Sound, 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) —
also known as Benjamin F. Shively —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 20,
1857.
Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93;
defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(speaker).
Died March 14,
1916 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born near Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March 15,
1870.
Republican. School principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Florence Belle Cox. |
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John Buell Snyder (1877-1946) —
also known as J. Buell Snyder —
of Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 30,
1877.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; lobbyist
at state legislature for Pennsylvania school directors, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-46 (24th District 1933-45,
23rd District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1946 (age 68 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pa.
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James Stoicheff (1927-1999) —
also known as Jim Stoicheff —
of Idaho.
Born in Ellwood City, Lawrence
County, Pa., October
26, 1927.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1969-74; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for
Idaho
superintendent of schools, 1974; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1974-99; died in office 1999.
Died, of heart
failure, in Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho, December
18, 1999 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Lafayette M. Sturdevant (b. 1856) —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Chandlers Valley, Warren
County, Pa., September
17, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Clark
County District Attorney, 1884-85, 1890-91; chair of
Clark County Republican Party, 1894-98; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1899-1902; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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P. Emerson Taylor (b. 1871) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Dry Run, Franklin
County, Pa., January
18, 1871.
School principal; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railway
land agent; Burt
County Attorney, 1903-07; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Son of Joseph Griffith Vale (1837-1902) and Sarah (Eyster) Vale
(1845-1892).
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James C. Vaughan (1860-1901) —
of Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 28,
1860.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1895-1901; died in office 1901.
Died August 8,
1901 (age 41 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George T. Weingartner (b. 1875) —
of New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Born in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence
County, Pa., August
24, 1875.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1905-08;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1909-12, 1925-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne Curtis Weldon (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Weldon —
of Marcus Hook, Delaware
County, Pa.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.; Glen Mills, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Marcus Hook, Delaware
County, Pa., July 22,
1947.
Republican. School teacher; mayor of Marcus Hook borough,
1977-82; member of Delaware County council, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1987-; defeated,
1984; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,
2000.
Protestant.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benson Wood (1839-1915) —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March 31,
1839.
Republican. School principal; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1872; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1888;
mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97; banker.
Died in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., August
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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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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Joseph Ball Yerkes (b. 1839) —
also known as Joseph B. Yerkes —
of Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 6,
1839.
School teacher; farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1873-76.
Burial
location unknown.
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