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Harve Tibbott (1885-1969) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Cambria Township, Cambria
County, Pa., May 27,
1885.
Republican. Pharmacist;
banker;
Cambria
County Treasurer, 1932-35; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-49 (27th District 1939-45,
26th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948.
Died in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., December
31, 1969 (age 84 years, 218
days).
Interment at Lloyd Cemetery.
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James Russell Leech (1888-1952) —
also known as J. Russell Leech —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., November
19, 1888.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1927-32; federal
judge, 1932.
Died February
5, 1952 (age 63 years, 78
days).
Interment at Lloyd Cemetery.
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Alvin Evans (1845-1906) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., October
4, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-05 (20th District 1901-03,
19th District 1903-05).
Died in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 19,
1906 (age 60 years, 258
days).
Interment at Lloyd Cemetery.
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Abraham Andrews Barker (1816-1898) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, March 30,
1816.
Republican. Lumber
merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1865-67.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March 18,
1898 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at Lloyd Cemetery.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Son of Tillman
K. Saylor and Minerva (Phillips) Saylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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John Patrick Murtha, Jr. (1932-2010) —
also known as John P. Murtha; Jack Murtha;
"King of Pork" —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., June 17,
1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1974-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; never charged, but cited by the grand jury in
1980 as an unindicted
co-conspirator.
During gall bladder surgery, suffered an intestinal
cut, which led to infection;
he subsequently died at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
8, 2010 (age 77 years, 236
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Anderson Howel Walters (1862-1927) —
also known as Anderson H. Walters —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., May 18,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1896;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-23, 1925-27
(at-large 1913-15, 1919-23, 20th District 1925-27).
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., December
7, 1927 (age 65 years, 203
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Jacob Miller Campbell (1821-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., November
20, 1821.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1877-79, 1881-87;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1887.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., September
27, 1888 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions; Rotary; Eagles.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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John Marshall Rose (1856-1923) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1917-23.
Died in 1923
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Daniel Johnson Morrell (1821-1885) —
also known as Daniel J. Morrell —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in North Berwick, York
County, Maine, August 8,
1821.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1867-71;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1876;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., August
20, 1885 (age 64 years, 12
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Warren Worth Bailey (1855-1928) —
also known as Warren W. Bailey —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Hendricks
County, Ind., January
8, 1855.
Son of Elisha Bailey and Elizabeth (Faught) Bailey.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1913-17;
defeated, 1906, 1920, 1922, 1926; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., November
9, 1928 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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George M. Wertz (1856-1928) —
of Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1856.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1923-25.
Died in 1928
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Howard William Stull (1876-1949) —
also known as Howard W. Stull —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born near Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., April 11,
1876.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1932-33.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., April 22,
1949 (age 73 years, 11
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Walter Rukenbrod Suppes (d. 1964) —
also known as Walter R. Suppes —
of Southmont, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presbyterian;
later Christian
Scientist. Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1964.
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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Tillman K. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
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