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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Son of Joseph T. Martin and Hannah M. (Bristor) Martin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire
Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March 19,
1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Thomas Spencer Crago (1866-1925) —
also known as Thomas S. Crago —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., August 8,
1866.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1911-13, 1915-21, 1921-23 (23rd
District 1911-13, at-large 1915-21, 1921-23).
Died in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., September
12, 1925 (age 59 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Jesse Lazear (1804-1877) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Rich Hill Township, Greene
County, Pa., December
12, 1804.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-65 (20th District 1861-63,
24th District 1863-65).
Died September
2, 1877 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April 8,
1780.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1835-39.
Died in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., December
2, 1848 (age 68 years, 238
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Enos Hook (1804-1841) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1804.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1839-41.
Died in 1841
(age about
37 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Morgan Ringland Wise (1825-1903) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in West Bethlehem, Washington
County, Pa., June 7,
1825.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1879-83.
Died in Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 13,
1903 (age 77 years, 310
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Joseph Benton Donley (1838-1917) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mt. Morris, Greene
County, Pa., October
10, 1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1869-71;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1876.
Died in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., January
23, 1917 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Joseph Warren Ray (1849-1928) —
also known as Joseph W. Ray —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1849.
Republican. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1928
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Son of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers (died 1924); married, April 23,
1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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