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John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks
(1841-1919) —
also known as J. Edward Addicks; "Gas
Addicks"; "Napoleon of Gas";
"Frenzied Financier" —
of Claymont, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1841.
Son of John E. C. O'Sullivan Addicks and Margaretta McLeod (Turner)
Addicks.
Republican. Entrepreneur who monopolized the illuminating gas
industry in Boston and other cities; notorious for his flagrant
campaign in 1889-1905 to buy himself a seat in the U.S. Senate;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904;
arrested
in New York, 1913, over his refusal to acknowledge money
judgements against him by creditors, and released on bond; jailed in
1915 for contempt
of court.
Died August 7,
1919 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. C. O'Sullivan Addicks and Margaretta McLeod (Turner)
Addicks; married 1864 to Laura
Wattson Butcher; married to Rosalie Butcher; married, December
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Charles Thomas Aikens (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles T. Aikens —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Born in Siglerville, Mifflin
County, Pa., December
14, 1862.
Son of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Susquehanna University, 1905-27; president, Selinsgrove Realty
Co.; vice-president and treasurer, Nittany Real
Estate Co.; director, First National Bank of
Selinsgrove; director, Sunbury and Selinsgrove Electric
Railroad; director, Nittany Light, Heat & Power Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens; married,
November
26, 1889, to Athalia Clara Gitt (died 1910); married, February
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate
business; president of the Clearfield gas and water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip H. Gadsden (1867-1945) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Son of Christopher Shulz Gadsden (1834-1915) and Florida Indiana
(Morrall) Gadsden (1835-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer;
utility executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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William Walton Griest (1858-1929) —
also known as William W. Griest —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Christiana, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
22, 1858.
Son of Ellwood Griest and Rebecca (Walton) Griest.
Republican. President, electric
railways and lighting companies; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1909-29 (9th District 1909-23,
10th District 1923-29); died in office 1929.
Died in 1929
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Joseph F. Guffey (1875-1959) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
29, 1875.
Son of John Guffey and Barbaretta (Hough) Guffey.
Democrat. Utility executive; oil
business; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1920-36; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1935-47; defeated, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Died in 1959
(age about
83 years).
Interment at West
Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Pa.
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David Hunter, Jr. (b. 1860) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., November
27, 1860.
Republican. Superintendent of the Pittsburgh public lighting
department, 1886-1903; district manager, Under-Feed Stoker Company;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1907-09; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1911-14.
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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R. H. Megraw (b. 1858) —
of Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., May 1,
1858.
Carpenter;
architect;
field man for Philadelphia Natural Gas Company; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Armstrong 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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Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr. (b. 1886) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 30,
1886.
Son of Lawrence
Cowle Phipps.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electric
utility executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1940,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Rich —
of Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa., June 23,
1883.
Son of Michael B. Rich and Ida B. Rich.
Republican. General manager and treasurer, Woolrich Woolen Mills;
president, State Bank of
Avis; director, secretary, treasurer, Chatham Water Co.;
director, treasurer, Pierce Manufacturing
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District
1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died April 28,
1968 (age 84 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woolrich
Cemetery, Woolrich, Pa.
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Lawrence Townsend (1860-1954) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
13, 1860.
Son of Henry C. Townsend and Georgiana Lawrence (Talman) Townsend.
U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1897-99; Belgium, 1899-1905; treasurer, Washington Gas Company.
Died in 1954
(age about
93 years).
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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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Son of John H. Ware, Jr. and Clara (Edwards) Ware.
Republican. Engineer;
utility executive; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Winfield Watson (1856-1933) —
also known as Henry W. Watson —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 24,
1856.
Son of Mitchel Watson and Anna (Bacon) Watson.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Langhorne Electric Light and Power Co.; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-33 (8th District 1915-23,
9th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1933
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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