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A. Lincoln Acker (b. 1865) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1865.
Son of Rev. James D. Acker and Emeline (Kinsley) Acker.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
Philadelphia Director of Public Works, 1905-06; purchasing agent,
1920-22; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1922-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Bethune Adams (1845-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 3,
1845.
Son of Andrew W. Adams and Mary A. Adams.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1901-11;
died in office 1911.
Member, Union League.
Died in Hague, Warren
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 66 years, 189
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jackson Baldrige (b. 1872) —
also known as Thomas J. Baldrige —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 5,
1872.
Son of Howard Malcolm Baldrige and Laura (Mattern) Baldrige.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1929-43.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Son of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Lily A. Ward. |
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Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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George Henry Boker (1823-1890) —
also known as George H. Boker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
6, 1823.
Son of Charles S. Boker (financier).
Republican. Author; poet; U.S.
Minister to Turkey, 1871-75; Russia, 1875-78.
Member, Union League.
Died, from a throat
infection, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
2, 1890 (age 66 years, 88
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Adolph Edward Borie (1809-1880) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
25, 1809.
Son of John Joseph Borie and Sophia (Beauveau) Borie.
President, Bank of
Commerce, Philadelphia, 1848-60; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1869.
Member, Union League.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
5, 1880 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Entombed at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Son of William Burtch Chadwick and Margaret (Moore) Chadwick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Union League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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Jay Cooke (1897-1963) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Blue Bell, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 2,
1897.
Son of Jay Cooke III (1872-1935) and Nina L. (Benson) Cooke
(1875-1933).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bond
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died July 10,
1963 (age 66 years, 99
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Elkins Park, Pa.
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Son of William Edge and Mary (Evans) Edge.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising
business; newspaper
publisher; banker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1936.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 28,
1874.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union League; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Benedict Erhardt (born c.1838) —
also known as Joel B. Erhardt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., about 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1888; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1889-91.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Union League; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cramp Ferguson (b. 1864) —
also known as William C. Ferguson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
2, 1864.
Son of Joseph Cooper Ferguson and Sophia (Cramp) Ferguson.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1906-29;
appointed 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) —
also known as Fred B. Gernerd —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
22, 1879.
Son of C. W. B. Gernerd and Ellen V. (Schmoyer) Gernerd.
Republican. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1908-12; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August 7,
1948 (age 68 years, 259
days).
Interment at Trexlertown
Cemetery, Trexlertown, Pa.
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Albert Harbison (b. 1874) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1874.
Son of Samuel Pollock Harbison and Emma Jane (Boyd) Harbison.
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin G. Holl —
of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Son of Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl.
Republican. Industrial
equipment business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1969-2002.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; Moose;
Union League; Freemasons;
Navy
League.
Still living as of 2002.
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Edgar Raymond Kiess (1875-1930) —
also known as Edgar R. Kiess —
of Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Warrensville, Lycoming
County, Pa., August
26, 1875.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lycoming County, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-30 (15th District 1913-23,
16th District 1923-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Union League.
Died July 20,
1930 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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John Armand Lafore, Jr. (1905-1993) —
also known as John A. Lafore, Jr. —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Bala, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Son of John Armand Lafore and Anne Francis (Shearer) Lafore.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;
president, Kellett Aircraft
Corp., 1961.
Member, Union League.
Died January
24, 1993 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Aloysius Leonard (b. 1946) —
also known as Thomas A. Leonard; Tom
Leonard —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1946.
Son of Thomas Aloysius Leonard and Mary Teresa (Kelly) Leonard.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Philadelphia Register of Wills, 1976-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1976,
1980,
1992,
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-83; Philadelphia city
controller, 1987-91; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Still living as of 1996.
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William Bomberger Linn (b. 1871) —
also known as William B. Linn —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
20, 1871.
Son of Valentine Linn and Mary (Bomberger) Linn.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1919-32; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 4,
1902, to Josephine Stewart Wood. |
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Albert Dutton MacDade (b. 1871) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., September
23, 1871.
Son of Joseph Walker MacDade and Amy Manwarren (Hedden) MacDade.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1906-12; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1921-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1928-39; candidate in primary for superior court judge
in Pennsylvania, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph McCauley, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Daniel J. McCauley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1917.
Son of Daniel Joseph McCauley and Catherine Marie (Morris) McCauley.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1952; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1960-61.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
War Veterans; Union League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Son of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy and Maud (Donaldson) Murphy.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union League.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Porter (1837-1921) —
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April 15,
1837.
Son of David
Rittenhouse Porter.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal
of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; executive
secretary to Pres. Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroad
cars); president, New York West Shore & Buffalo Railroad;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897-1905.
Member, Union League.
Died May 29,
1921 (age 84 years, 44
days).
Interment at Old
First Methodist Churchyard, West Long Branch, N.J.
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William Stuart Reyburn (1882-1946) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1882.
Son of John
Edgar Reyburn and Margretta (Crozier) Reyburn.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-11;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1911-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; Freemasons;
Union League.
Died in 1946
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) —
also known as William I. Schaffer —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1867.
Son of George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1893-1900; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Married to Susan A. Cross. |
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Son of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange; Freemasons;
Elks;
Union League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March 21,
1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Union League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Samuel B. H. Vance (c.1814-1890) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1814.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1874.
Member, Union League.
Died in Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
10, 1890 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
Son of Clement Woodin.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Union League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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