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Charles Raycroft Barber (1901-1987) —
also known as Charles R. Barber; Charlie
Barber —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 19,
1901.
Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber.
Republican. Mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1936-47; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1949-53; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1953-57.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Louis J. Tullio (1916-1990) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born May 17,
1916.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964;
mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1966-89; resigned 1989.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of amyloidosis,
in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 17,
1990 (age 73 years, 335
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Italo S. Cappabianca (1936-2001) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born December
19, 1936.
Son of John Cappabianca (Italian Royal Vice Consul).
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1979-2001; died in
office 2001.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of brain
cancer, on May 28,
2001 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Max B. Haibach (1883-1967) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
11, 1883.
Son of Ben Haibach and Anna (Bosch) Haibach.
Democrat. Meat
packing business; Erie
County Sheriff, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1920.
Catholic.
Died in 1967
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Maurice J. Coughlin (1902-1958) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
2, 1902.
Son of Thomas Coughlin and Mary (Murray) Coughlin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1958
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas W. Barber (1902-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
23, 1902.
Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in August, 1970
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Milton William Shreve (1858-1939) —
also known as Milton W. Shreve —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., May 3,
1858.
Son of Cyrus Shreve and Florella Shreve.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney; chair of
Erie County Republican Party, 1900; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-33 (25th District
1913-15, 1919-23, 29th District 1923-33).
Died December
23, 1939 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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John Galbraith (1794-1860) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., August 2,
1794.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1833-37, 1839-41.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., June 15,
1860 (age 65 years, 318
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Owen McIntosh Burns (1892-1952) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., September
6, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1947-49; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1949-52;
died in office 1952.
Died October
26, 1952 (age 60 years, 50
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Thomas Hale Sill (1783-1856) —
also known as Thomas H. Sill —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Connecticut, 1783.
Burgess
of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1816-17, 1829, 1833-34, 1843-44; member of
Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1826-27, 1829-31.
Died in 1856
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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William Lawrence Scott (1828-1891) —
also known as William L. Scott —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 2,
1828.
Democrat. Mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1866, 1871; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1876-84; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1885-89;
defeated, 1866, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888;
president, Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
19, 1891 (age 63 years, 79
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Connecticut, 1833.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1891-93, 1895-97.
Died in 1919
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Elijah Babbitt (1795-1887) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1795.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1836-37; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1844-45; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1859-63.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
9, 1887 (age 91 years, 164
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Samuel Arza Davenport (1834-1911) —
also known as Samuel A. Davenport —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., January
15, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1897-1901.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August 1,
1911 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1803.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1843-45.
Died in 1871
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Samuel Myron Brainerd (1842-1898) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Albion, Erie
County, Pa., November
13, 1842.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1883-85.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
21, 1898 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Henry Alden Clark (1850-1944) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Harborcreek Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
7, 1850.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1911-16; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1917-19.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
15, 1944 (age 94 years, 39
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Philip A. Becker (c.1836-1888) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Germany,
about 1836.
Grocer; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1883-84.
Died January
12, 1888 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
17, 1884.
Son of Adam Blass and Mary Blass.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1945-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Robert F. Devine (1860-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., September
17, 1860.
Democrat. Coal miner;
blacksmith;
president, Erie Forge
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1912.
Died January
3, 1928 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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Richard H. Arbuckle (1835-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
14, 1835.
Son of William Arbuckle.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Died May 31,
1928 (age 92 years, 230
days).
Interment at Erie Cemetery.
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