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William Bigler (1814-1880) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Shiremanstown, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
1, 1814.
Son of Jacob Bigler and Susan (Dock) Bigler.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-47 (23rd District 1842-43, 20th District
1844-47); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1852-55; defeated, 1854; president, Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad,
1855; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1856-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864,
1868;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., August 9,
1880 (age 66 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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William Andrew Wallace (1827-1896) —
also known as William A. Wallace —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1827.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1863-75, 1883-86 (20th District 1863-64, 23rd
District 1865-71, 18th District 1872-74, 34th District 1875,
1883-86); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864,
1876
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1875-81.
Died in 1896
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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William Irvin Swoope (1862-1930) —
also known as William I. Swoope —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1862.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1923-27.
Died in 1930
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) —
also known as J. Mitchell Chase —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Richey, Clearfield
County, Pa., December
19, 1891.
Son of John M. Chase and Jane T. (Phillips) Chase.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., January
1, 1945 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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James Kerr (1851-1908) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., October
2, 1851.
Democrat. State court judge in Pennsylvania, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1889-91.
Died October
31, 1908 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Don Gingery (1884-1961) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Woodland, Clearfield
County, Pa., February
19, 1884.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1935-39; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., October
15, 1961 (age 77 years, 238
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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John Patton (1823-1897) —
of Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Covington, Tioga
County, Pa., January
6, 1823.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-63, 1887-89 (24th District
1861-63, 20th District 1887-89).
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
23, 1897 (age 74 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Carlile Arnold (1851-1906) —
also known as William C. Arnold —
of Du Bois, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Luthersburg, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 15,
1851.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1895-99;
defeated, 1898.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March 20,
1906 (age 54 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Emory Patton (1859-1937) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 5,
1859.
Son of John
Patton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1911-15.
Died near West Grove, Chester
County, Pa., December
15, 1937 (age 78 years, 163
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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