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Howard Bucknell, Jr. (b. 1899) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Bluemont, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
17, 1899.
Son of Howard Bucknell and Marie Ethel (Harlan) Bucknell.
U.S. Vice Consul in Chungking, 1921; Canton, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1924-26; Geneva, 1937-39; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1940; Madrid, 1940; vice-president, International Telephone
and Telegraph Corporation, 1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke
Crawford —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Kane, McKean
County, Pa., November
30, 1901.
Son of Thomas L. Crawford and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford.
Democrat. Telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
later worked for the WEDH radio
station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Joseph
Sibley |
| | | Relatives: Married to Winifred
Miller. |
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Henry Oliver Easton (b. 1879) —
also known as Henry O. Easton —
Born in Mehoopany, Wyoming
County, Pa., December
18, 1879.
Telegraph operator; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Port Limon, 1905-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Jones (b. 1887) —
of Kempton, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Brisbin, Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1887.
Telegraph operator; secretary and
president,
Duluth Federated Trades Assembly; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 58th District, 1915-18.
Welsh
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Son of Edward
Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie
Hilson Katzenbach.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications, 2002-04; Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1996.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Kennedy (b. 1868) —
of Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Stoneboro, Mercer
County, Pa., July 16,
1868.
Telegraph operator; bookkeeper;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Crawford Miller (b. 1862) —
also known as Robert C. Miller —
of Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1862.
Telegraph operator; trainmaster;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Son of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Tioga County Bell Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge
Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) —
also known as Nathan L. Strong —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Summerville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
12, 1859.
Republican. Telegraph operator; railway
station agent; lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853-1937) —
also known as Edwin S. Stuart —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
28, 1853.
Son of Hugh Stuart and Anna (Newman) Stuart.
Republican. Bookseller;
publisher;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884,
1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1896,
1908;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-95; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1907-11; director, Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania; director, Diamond States Telephone Company.
Died March 21,
1937 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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