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Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) —
also known as Matthew S. Quay —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Dillsburg, York
County, Pa., September
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Beaver
County Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1892,
1900;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1886-87; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1888-91; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1896.
American
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1888 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13,
1862.
Died May 28,
1904 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Beaver Cemetery.
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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.
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John Allison (1812-1878) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., August 5,
1812.
Son of James
Allison, Jr..
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1846-49; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-53, 1855-57 (20th District
1851-53, 23rd District 1855-57); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1878 (age 65 years, 230
days).
Interment at Beaver Cemetery.
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Robert Moore (1778-1831) —
of Beavertown (now Beaver), Beaver
County, Pa.
Born near Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March 30,
1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; Beaver
County Treasurer, 1805-11; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1817-21; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1830-31.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., January
14, 1831 (age 52 years, 290
days).
Interment at Beaver Cemetery.
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Charles Richard Eckert (1868-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Eckert —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1935-39;
defeated, 1938.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, in Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., October
26, 1959 (age 91 years, 279
days).
Interment at Beaver Cemetery.
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William Boyd Dunlap —
also known as William B. Dunlap —
of Bridgewater, Beaver
County, Pa.
Son of Samuel Dunlap.
Democrat. Riverboat
captain; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 46th District, 1891-94.
Interment at Beaver Cemetery.
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John Dickey (1794-1853) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., June 23,
1794.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1833-37; delegate to Whig National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee;
speaker); member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1843-45, 1847-49.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., March 14,
1853 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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James Allison, Jr. (1772-1854) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born near Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., October
4, 1772.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1823-25.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., June 17,
1854 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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