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Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) —
also known as Benjamin F. Shively —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 20,
1857.
Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93;
defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(speaker).
Died March 14,
1916 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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George Augustus Jenks (1836-1908) —
also known as George A. Jenks —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., March 25,
1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1875-77; U.S. Solicitor General,
1886-89; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa., February
10, 1908 (age 71 years, 322
days).
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) —
also known as Nathan L. Strong —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Summerville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
12, 1859.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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Alexander Colwell White (1833-1906) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1885-87.
Died in 1906
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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Samuel Alfred Craig (1839-1920) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
18, 1839.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1889-91.
Died in Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa., March 17,
1920 (age 80 years, 120
days).
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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William T. Darr (b. 1870) —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson
County, Pa., February
6, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 54th District, 1925-29.
Interment at Brookville Cemetery.
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