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• Edwin M. Abbott (b. 1877) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 4, 1877. Son of Theodore Abbott and Alvina (Rosewig) Abbott; married, November 9, 1905, to Florence Wilson. Republican. Lawyer; poet; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arlin Marvin Adams (b. 1921) — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 16, 1921. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1969-87; resigned 1987. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) — also known as William D. B. Ainey — of Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa. Born in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pa., April 8, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 4, 1932. Interment at Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Edwin Alessandroni (1914-1966) — also known as Walter E. Alessandroni — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 27, 1914. Son of Joseph Alessandroni and Sally Alessandroni; married 1935 to Ethel Decius. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1963-66. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was flying to a planned campaign speech in a twin-engine Aztec plane, in rainy and snowy weather, when the plane crashed near Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 8, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Garner Anthony (b. 1899) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1899. Son of Charles Howard Anthony and Rachel Edith (Humphreys) Anthony; married, June 29, 1926, to Dorothy McClaren. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hawaii territory attorney general, 1942-43; delegate to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known as Guy K. Bard — of Denver, Lancaster County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Pa., October 24, 1895. Son of Silas E. Bard and Miranda S. (Kurtz) Bard. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52; resigned 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952. Lutheran. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Kappa Tau. Died November 23, 1953. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in Beaver County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Son of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara A. Darr. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57; took senior status 1957. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., April 10, 1959. Interment somewhere in La Grange, Ill.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known as Robert E. Bauman — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937. Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman; married, November 19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled). Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1972 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated, 1980. Catholic. Gay. Member, American Bar Association; Humane Society; Izaak Walton League; Young Americans for Freedom; Elks; Jaycees. Pleaded guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation charge. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., June 27, 1878. Son of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October 14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter (died 1908); married, August 18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell. Republican. Lawyer; burgess of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1935-38. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died September 22, 1943. Interment at Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
  
  
• John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) — also known as John C. Bell — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana County, Pa., October 3, 1861. Son of Alfred M. Bell and Sarah (Risher) Bell; married, December 10, 1890, to Fleurette de Benneville Myers. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1911-15. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association. Died December 29, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 25, 1892. Son of John Cromwell Bell and Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell; married, June 29, 1918, to Sarah Andrews Baker. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Psi. Died March 18, 1974. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edward George Biester, Jr. (b. 1931) — of Furlong, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Trevose, Bucks County, Pa., January 5, 1931. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1967-77. United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• C. Arthur Blass (b. 1884) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., December 17, 1884. Son of Adam Blass and Mary Blass; married to Annabelle Koehler. Republican. Lawyer; Erie County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1945-60. Lutheran. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in East Brady, Clarion County, Pa., June 19, 1913. Daughter of George F. Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1964; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1972-93. Female. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action; League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women; Delta Sigma Rho; Pi Sigma Alpha. Died in a retirement home at Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pa., July 4, 1996. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
  
  
• Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) — of Boyertown, Berks County, Pa. Born in Yellow House, Berks County, Pa., February 18, 1903. Son of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26, 1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president, Pottstown Memorial Hospital; chair of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72; took senior status 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died June 2, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Curtis Bok (b. 1897) — also known as Curtis Bok — of Pennsylvania. Born in Wyncote, Montgomery County, Pa., September 7, 1897. Son of Edward William Bok and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1937-58; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court; elected 1958. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) — also known as Raymond J. Broderick — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 29, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1970; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84; took senior status 1984. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Died, of cancer, in Gladwyne, Montgomery County, Pa., August 6, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• John Martin Broomall III (b. 1878) — also known as John M. Broomall III — of Delaware County, Pa. Born in Media, Delaware County, Pa., June 26, 1878. Grandson of John Martin Broomall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1926-29. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) — also known as Francis S. Brown — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 9, 1858. Great-grandson of William Findlay; grandson of Francis Rawn Shunk; son of Charles Brown and Elizabeth (Shunk) Brown; married 1883 to Lizzie Hamm; father of Francis Shunk Brown, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924, 1928. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• Francis Shunk Brown, Jr. (b. 1891) — also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1891. Great-great-great-grandson of William Findlay; great-grandson of Francis Rawn Shunk; grandson of Charles Brown; son of Francis Shunk Brown and Elizabeth (Hamm) Brown; married, February 10, 1917, to Janet Ramsey McKeen. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Zeta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• Joseph Leonard Carrigg (1901-1989) — also known as Joseph L. Carrigg — of Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, Pa. Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, Pa., February 23, 1901. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-59 (14th District 1951-53, 10th District 1953-59); defeated, 1958. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died in 1989. Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Susquehanna, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) — also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey; "Spike" — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 9, 1932. Father of Patrick Casey and Robert Patrick Casey, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1962-66; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1980; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, of amyloidosis and complications of prostate cancer, in Mercy Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 30, 2000. Interment at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
  • See also Casey family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Thomas McKeen Chidsey (1884-1958) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 26, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-58; died in office 1958. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died April 19, 1958. Interment somewhere in Easton, Pa.
  
  
• Joseph Sill Clark, Jr. (1901-1990) — also known as Joseph S. Clark, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 21, 1901. Son of Joseph S. Clark and Kate Richardson (Avery) Clark; married to Noel Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952, 1956, 1964; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Philosophical Society; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 12, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Floyd Clinger, Jr. (b. 1929) — also known as William F. Clinger, Jr.; Bill Clinger — of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., April 4, 1929. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1979-97 (23rd District 1979-93, 5th District 1993-97). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) — also known as Thomas C. Cochran — of Mercer, Mercer County, Pa. Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County, Pa., November 30, 1877. Son of Wilson Henry Cochran and Elizabeth Eve (Robinson) Cochran; married, August 15, 1906, to Olive Belle Pierson. Republican. Lawyer; Mercer County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33, 20th District 1933-35). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in Mercer, Mercer County, Pa., December 10, 1957. Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ronald E. Coleman (b. 1917) — of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Roulette, Potter County, Pa., June 22, 1917. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1961-64. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• W. Louis Coppersmith (b. 1928) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., June 19, 1928. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1968-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Maurice J. Coughlin (b. 1902) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., February 2, 1902. Son of Thomas Coughlin and Mary (Murray) Coughlin; married 1943 to Frances Teft. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Lawrence Coughlin (1929-2001) — also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin — of Villanova, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., April 11, 1929. Nephew of Clarence Dennis Coughlin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1965-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-69; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Jaycees. Died in Mathews, Mathews County, Va., November 30, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• J. Shane Creamer (b. 1929) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 19, 1929. Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1971-73. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• John E. Crynock (b. 1917) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., February 8, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1957-58; defeated, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) — also known as William S. Culbertson — of Kansas. Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 5, 1884. U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Economic Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in West Milton, Union County, Pa., May 19, 1907. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956 (alternate), 1960; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1963-. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) — of Camden, Camden County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden County, N.J. Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pa., May 5, 1875. Son of John W. Donges and Rose (Renaud) Donges; married, October 1, 1921, to Lillian L. Mosebach. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1920-30; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
  
  
• Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pa., January 25, 1884. Son of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsay) Ealy; married, June 16, 1914, to Edna May Pritts. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 28, 1874. Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds; brother of George Washington Edmonds; married, December 6, 1909, to Elise Julia Beitler. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1939. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Economic Association; American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; Union League; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Jewish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Pleaded guilty in federal court to conflict of interest charges, February 1979; sentenced to five years probation and fined $10,000. Died, of Parkinson's disease, March 24, 2004. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John W. English (b. 1915) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., April 20, 1915. Son of Charles H. English and Mary (O'Brien) English; married to Otilie Germer. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956; candidate for mayor of Erie, Pa., 1959; chair of Erie County Republican Party, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 25, 1889. Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson; married 1913 to Myrtle Jones. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal judge, 1956-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died December 17, 1982. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known as Daniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., November 26, 1903. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53, 1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952. Member, American Bar Association. Charged in 1979 with taking bribes; a trial resulted in a hung jury; resigned from the House in 1980; pleaded guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to violate federal campaign finance laws, and sentenced to one year probation. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., 1994. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Michael Foglietta (1928-2004) — also known as Thomas M. Foglietta — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1928. Lawyer; member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956; Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1975; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1981-97; resigned 1997; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion; Sons of Italy. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 13, 2004. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Richard C. Frame (b. 1926) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Franklin, Venango County, Pa., July 16, 1926. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1962-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 8, 1943. Son of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo; married to Susan A. Vena. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate developer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1979-; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1992. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1992.
  
  
• Carl Bennett Galbraith (b. 1903) — also known as Carl B. Galbraith — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., July 26, 1903. Married, February 14, 1941, to Mary Jane Moore. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36; appointed 1935; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Cullen Ganey (1899-1972) — also known as J. Cullen Ganey — of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Phillipsburg, Warren County, N.J., April 22, 1899. Democrat. Chair of Northampton County Democratic Party, 1937; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1940-61; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1961-66. Member, American Bar Association. Died February 7, 1972. Interment somewhere in Bethlehem, Pa.
  
  
• William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1892. Great-great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner; son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion, traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Union Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in midair, and crashed in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pa., August 2, 1953. Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  • Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
  • See also Gardiner family of Maine
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John S. Gonas (b. 1907) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Crossfork, Potter County, Pa., May 14, 1907. Son of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to Theodosia Bonder. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1960-72. Ukrainian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Elks. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• John G. Good, Jr. (b. 1926) — of Beaver, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 17, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) — Born in Anoka, Anoka County, Minn., July 29, 1889. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died in office 1962. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 25, 1962. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry G. Hager (b. 1934) — of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., April 28, 1934. Son of Dr. Henry G. Hager and Eleanor (Watt) Hager; married to Sally Ann Parrish. Republican. Lawyer; Lycoming County District Attorney, 1964-68; member of Pennsylvania state senate 23rd District, 1973-81. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) — of Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1908. Son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall; married, July 18, 1936, to Jane R. Armstrong. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Chi Psi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died July 7, 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) — also known as William M. Hargest — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Va., August 5, 1868. Son of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married 1895 to Kingsley LeGalliene. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known as Byron B. Harlan — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, October 22, 1886. Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan; married, June 16, 1914, to Sada Shaw; great-grandfather of Charles W. Sembler II. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal judge, 1946. Member, American Bar Association; Humane Society; Freemasons. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 11, 1949. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) — also known as Alvin E. Heutchy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 15, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Kappa Phi; Theta Chi. Still living as of 1948.
  
  
• Louis G. Hill (b. 1924) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., March 10, 1924. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1966-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) — also known as Fred Hobbs — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., January 6, 1934. Son of Marian (Hause) Hobbs; married to Pamela Watkins (daughter of G. Harold Watkins). Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-76. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Lions. Died, of emphysema, in Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., July 24, 2005. Cremated; ashes interred at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  
  
• Darlington Hoopes (b. 1896) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Vale, Harford County, Md., September 11, 1896. Socialist. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles M. Hough (1858-1927) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 18, 1858. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1906; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1916-27; died in office 1927. Member, American Bar Association. Died April 23, 1927. Interment in private or family graveyard.
  
  
• Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known as Harold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Frankstown, Blair County, Pa., March 15, 1874. Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; married 1911 to Anna Wilmarth Thompson; nephew by marriage of John Clarence Cudahy. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died February 3, 1952. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) — also known as Benjamin R. Jones — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa.; Dallas, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., May 29, 1906. Son of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones; married 1956 to Jane Randall. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948; orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Charles Alvin Jones (1887-1966) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., August 27, 1887. Son of Alvin Jones and Mary (Sheats) Jones; married to Isabella Arrott. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1938; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-44; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1945-61; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1956-61. Member, American Bar Association. Died May 22, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Ellis Kalodner (1896-1977) — also known as Harry E. Kalodner — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 28, 1896. Son of David Kalodner and Ida (Miller) Kalodner; married, December 20, 1925, to Tillie Poliner. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936-37; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1938-46; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1946-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; B'nai B'rith; Elks. Died March 15, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (b. 1922) — also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach — of Washington, D.C.; New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 17, 1922. Son of Edward Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie Louise (Hilson) Katzenbach; married, June 8, 1946, to Lydia King Phelps Stokes. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; law professor; U.S. Attorney General, 1965-66; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1996. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Albert Dutton MacDade (b. 1871) — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pa., September 23, 1871. Son of Joseph Walker MacDade and Amy Manwarren (Hedden) MacDade; married, October 5, 1899, to Mabel Troth; married, February 17, 1924, to Jessie G. Kimes; married, February 21, 1939, to Clara P. Wood. Republican. Lawyer; Delaware County District Attorney, 1906-12; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1921-28; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1928-39. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herbert Stanley MacDonald (b. 1907) — also known as Herbert S. MacDonald — of North Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 14, 1907. Son of Daniel Webster MacDonald and Bessie (Bowman) MacDonald; married, March 2, 1933, to Margaretta Wolff Miller. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate, 1947-48; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1957-72; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1972-. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) — of Rhode Island. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 13, 1948. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 1994. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) — also known as Harry A. Mackey — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, Pa., June 26, 1869. Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey; married, February 1, 1900, to Ida Boner. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist Club; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Redmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in 1938. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  
  
• James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) — also known as James M. Magee — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Evergreen, Allegheny County, Pa., April 5, 1877. Son of Frederick M. Magee and Hannah Mary (Gillespie) Magee; married, November 7, 1924, to Mary (Gittings) Forsyth. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 16, 1949. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) — of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 24, 1863. Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady; married to Mary Kiefer. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water Co.; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Danville, Montour County, Pa., August 27, 1954. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul W. Mahady (b. 1908) — of Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pa., November 19, 1908. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1958-. Member, American Bar Association; Lions. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• James F. Malone, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 22, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944, 1948, 1956. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) — also known as Charles J. Margiotti — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., April 4, 1891. Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti; married, February 5, 1918, to Denise Wery. Lawyer; business executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. Catholic. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Sons of Italy. Died August 25, 1956. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
  
  
• Albert Branson Maris (1893-1989) — of Yeadon, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1893. Son of Robert Wood Maris and Elma (Branson) Maris. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Delaware County Democratic Party, 1924-30; member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-34; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1936-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-58. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Ingraham Marsh (b. 1890) — also known as James I. Marsh — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 21, 1890. Son of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh; married, January 4, 1919, to Mary Glyde Wells. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Wallace McCamant (1867-1944) — of Oregon. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., September 22, 1867. Justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1917-18; appointed 1917; resigned 1918; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1925. Member, American Bar Association. Died December 17, 1944. Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  
  
• Joseph Michael McDade (b. 1931) — also known as Joseph M. McDade — of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., September 29, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. District Judge John W. Murphy; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1963-99. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Charles McGrath, Jr. (1927-1994) — of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 22, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1965-67. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) — also known as Robert B. Meyner — of Phillipsburg, Warren County, N.J. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., July 3, 1908. Son of Gustave Herman Meyner and Mary Sophia (Baumle) Meyner; married, January 19, 1957, to Helen Day Stevenson. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956; Governor of New Jersey, 1954-62. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Alpha Chi Rho. Died May 27, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Phillipsburg Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
  • See also Meyner-Stevenson family of New Jersey
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John William Murphy (1902-1962) — also known as John W. Murphy — of Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Avoca, Luzerne County, Pa., April 26, 1902. Married, August 14, 1931, to Ella Heffron. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-46 (11th District 1943-45, 10th District 1945-46); U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1946-62; died in office 1962. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 28, 1962. Interment at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
  • Cross-reference: Joseph M. McDade
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., September 6, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1936; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert, Jr. (1909-1985) — also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla.; Georgia. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 13, 1909. Son of Benjamin H. Oehlert and Sarah (Landis) Oehlert; married, March 27, 1937, to Alice Greene. Lawyer; vice-president, Coca Cola Company; president, Minute Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Xi. Died in 1985. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Drew James Toland O'Keefe (b. 1915) — also known as Drew J. T. O'Keefe — of Rosemont, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 18, 1915. Son of Thomas F. O'Keefe and Helen (Tobin) O'Keefe; married, August 31, 1940, to Jane P. Waterbury. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-69. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Edred Joseph Pennell (b. 1890) — also known as Edred J. Pennell — of Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa. Born in Mifflin, Juniata County, Pa., December 29, 1890. Son of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCauley) Pennell; married 1918 to Ruth Glenn. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Devon, Chester County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 16, 1867. Son of George Pepper and Hitty Markoe (Wharton) Pepper; married, November 25, 1890, to Charlotte Root Fisher (daughter of George Park Fisher (historian, theologian)). Republican. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; member of Republican National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924, 1928, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Philosophical Society. Died in 1961. Interment at Old St. David's Churchyard Cemetery, Wayne, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page