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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Pennsylvania
Politician members

• Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., August 9, 1870. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
  
  
• Cassius L. Alexander (b. 1875) — of Corry, Erie County, Pa. Born in Wayne Township, Erie County, Pa., January 24, 1875. Son of Robert Alexander (1837-1923) and Sarah (Dutton) Alexander. Republican. Mayor of Corry, Pa., 1909-14, 1917-29; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) — also known as Robert G. Allen — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902. Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen; married, January 17, 1925, to Katharine Hancock Williamson. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Keene, Albemarle County, Va., August 9, 1963. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church, Keene, Va.
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• Wilbur McClure Alter (b. 1879) — also known as Wilbur M. Alter — of Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colo.; Denver, Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa., December 17, 1879. Son of D. G. Alter and Ada V. (Lutz) Alter; married, February 6, 1923, to Florence E. Christy. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Colorado 4th District, 1923-28; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1928-33, 1944-57; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1955-57. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Harrison, Washington County, Ga., September 5, 1917. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-80. Black. Methodist. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. First black member of the Pennsylvania state senate. Died November 9, 1989. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) — also known as "Boardwalk Ike" — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 5, 1870. Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married to Florence Scull (died 1904). Republican. Real estate business; lumber business; banker; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1912; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., September 5, 1956. Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) — also known as Charles M. Bakewell — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 24, 1867. Son of Thomas Bakewell and Josephine Alden (Maitland) Bakewell; married, December 21, 1899, to Madeline Palmer (died 1947). Republican. University professor; member of Connecticut state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932 (alternate), 1936; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Beta Theta Pi. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., September 19, 1957. Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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• Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) — also known as Frank E. Baldwin — of Austin, Potter County, Pa. Born in Duke Center, McKean County, Pa., June 4, 1866. Son of John E. Baldwin and Josephine A. (White) Baldwin; married, November 14, 1895, to Addie G. Wolters. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; banker; chair of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1909-12, 1917-31; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1933-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died August 9, 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas W. Barber (b. 1902) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., November 11, 1902. Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber; brother of Charles R. Barber. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-36. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Julian Beck (b. 1905) — of San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 13, 1905. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of California state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Phi Delta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Edwin Beech (b. 1904) — also known as Albert E. Beech — of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pa., August 15, 1904. Republican. Merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Bivens, Jr. (b. 1923) — of Inkster, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., February 8, 1923. Son of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene Edna Stewart. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor of Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Black. Methodist. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Omega Psi Phi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) — also known as Harris J. Bixler — of Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pa. Born in New Buffalo, Perry County, Pa., September 16, 1870. Son of Jacob Bixler and Sarah (Falkner) Bixler; married, September 26, 1896, to Jeanette Pray. Republican. School teacher; banker; Mayor of Johnsonburg, 1908-12; Elk County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died in Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pa., March 29, 1941. Interment at Duncannon Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Patrick Joseph Boland (1880-1942) — also known as Patrick J. Boland — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., January 6, 1880. Son of Christopher T. Boland and Frances (Biglin) Boland; first cousin of Christopher G. Boland and William Philip Boland; married, November 24, 1908, to Sarah Jennings; married, October 27, 1931, to Veronica Barrett. Democrat. Carpenter; general contractor; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1931-42; died in office 1942. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 18, 1942. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
  • See also Boland family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Philip Boland (1863-1931) — also known as William P. Boland — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, January 6, 1863. Brother of Christopher G. Boland; first cousin of Patrick Joseph Boland. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died, of a heart condition, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 27, 1931. Interment at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
  • See also Boland family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• Theodore M. Bowers (b. 1907) — also known as Ted Bowers — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born in Point Marion, Fayette County, Pa., February 1, 1907. Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16, 1931, to Myra Llewelyn. Republican. Sand and gravel business; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72; defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Moose; Rotary; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1966) — of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, N.J. Born in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa., December 9, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1952-61; member of New Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-66. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Moose. He was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John B. Brooks (b. 1871) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born near Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 29, 1871. Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to Genevieve Wilbur. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1898-99. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa., December 1, 1902. Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan; married, January 4, 1929, to Vera Daerr. Democrat. Mayor of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in office 1951. Protestant. Member, American Economic Association; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 27, 1951. Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Forrest M. Buck (b. 1909) — of Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va. Born in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pa., March 8, 1909. Son of Luster F. Buck and Katherine (Marshall) Buck; married, May 31, 1933, to Mary Harrington. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64, 5th District 1965-72). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) — also known as Charles E. Bunnell — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pa., January 12, 1878. Son of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married, July 24, 1901, to Mary Anna Kline. Democrat. Candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later University of Alaska), 1921-45. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, following a heart attack, at a nursing home in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif., November 1, 1956. Interment at Birch Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  
  
• Patrick F. Calpin (1872-1948) — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Bellevue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 25, 1872. Son of Patrick M. Calpin. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1903-06; Lackawanna County Sheriff; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1910. Catholic. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Suffered a stroke at Scranton City Hall, and died later the same day at State Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., December 3, 1948. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
  
  
• James Carney (b. 1844) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland, May 20, 1844. Son of John Carney and Marry (Dullea) Carney. Democrat. Blacksmith foreman for the Erie Railroad; restaurant owner; chair of Erie County Democratic Party, 1887. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) — also known as Vincent M. Carter — of Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 6, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1936, 1940. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in 1972. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette County, Pa., February 6, 1897. Son of Michael Cavalcante and Antoinetta (Tate) Cavalcante; married, September 5, 1923, to Emma Salome Diehl. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., October 29, 1966. Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Zehnder H. Confair (b. 1906) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Berwick, Columbia County, Pa., January 11, 1906. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1958-. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) — also known as Robert J. Corbett — of Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 25, 1905. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District 1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Lions; Moose. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 25, 1971. Interment at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jacob Doyle Corman, Jr. (b. 1932) — also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. — of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa. Born September 17, 1932. Son of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca Kay Davis. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; Centre County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania state senate 34th District, 1977-; member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1981. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1981.
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• William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) — also known as William J. Crow — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 22, 1902. Son of William Evans Crow and Ada (Curry) Crow; married, October 5, 1923, to Charlotte Sheafer. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948. Baptist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Moose; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., October 13, 1974. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) — also known as Willard S. Curtin — of Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 28, 1905. Great-grandnephew of Andrew Gregg Curtin; son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford) Curtin; married to Geraldine Hartman. Republican. Lawyer; Bucks County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary. Died February 4, 1996. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also Gregg-Curtin family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James John Davis (1873-1947) — also known as James J. Davis — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Tredegar, Wales, October 27, 1873. Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis; married, November 26, 1914, to Jean Rodenbaugh. Republican. Madison County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928, 1940; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Delta Sigma Phi. Died in a hospital at Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., November 22, 1947. Interment at Uniondale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Herman Dent (1908-1988) — also known as John H. Dent — of Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Johnetta, Armstrong County, Pa., March 10, 1908. Son of Samuel Dent and Genevieve Dent. Democrat. President, Local 18759, United Rubber Workers; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania state senate 2nd District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1964 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1958-79. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Sons of Italy. Died in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pa., April 9, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Depinet (b. 1855) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., November 14, 1855. Son of Michael Depinet (died 1881) and Mary (Ehret) Depinet (died 1856); married, October 2, 1882, to Jessie Densmore (1858-1900). Republican. Erie County Register and Recorder, 1891-1896; mayor of Erie, Pa., 1899-1901. French and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) — also known as Louis T. DeRousse — of Camden, Camden County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 29, 1844. Father-in-law of Charles Shimer Boyer. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1895-97; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 27, 1921. Interment at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) — also known as James H. Duff — of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa., January 21, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1956; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1969. Interment at Chartiers Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) — also known as William E. Duffield — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pa., January 7, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1971-78. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Disbarred in 1975 for mishandling cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury; served six months in federal prison. Disbarred again in 1994 for mishandling a murder case. Died, of cancer and strokes, in Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 14, 2001. Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
  
  
• Michael John Eagen (b. 1907) — also known as Michael J. Eagen — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Jermyn, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 9, 1907. Son of Michael Joseph Eagen and Sarah (Nallin) Eagen; married, June 27, 1935, to Helen Fitzsimmons. Lawyer; Lackawanna County District Attorney, 1934-41; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1942-59; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1960-. Member, Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• David B. Ealy (b. 1888) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pa., August 14, 1888. Son of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12, 1913, to Lennis Irwin. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primary for Governor of West Virginia, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) — also known as George H. Earle — of Haverford, Delaware County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Devon, Chester County, Pa., December 5, 1890. Great-grandson of Thomas Earle; son of Catherine Hansell (French) Earle and George Howard Earle, Jr.; married, January 20, 1916, to Huberta Potter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; sugar business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died December 30, 1974. Interment at Church of the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
  • See also Earle family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pa., December 4, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1954-66; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., January 10, 1985. Interment at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) — also known as Charles J. Esterly — of Wyomissing, Berks County, Pa. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., February 8, 1888. Son of Hermann Augustus Esterly and Louise Gertrude (Zable) Esterly; married, February 14, 1912, to Beulah Shade Deem; married, June 23, 1934, to Willa R. Nicely. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920; member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1923-24; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in 1940. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) — also known as Charles I. Faddis — of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa. Born in Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, June 13, 1890. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor; oil and gas business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, April 1, 1972. Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• D. Michael Fisher (b. 1944) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 7, 1944. Son of C. Francis Fisher and Dolores (Darby) Fisher; married to Carol Hudak. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania state senate 37th District, 1981. Member, American Arbitration Association; American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Robert D. Fleming (b. 1903) — of Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pa., March 8, 1903. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1938-50; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1950-; candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Alpha Kappa Psi; Kappa Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) — also known as Chet M. Foresman — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Allenwood, Union County, Pa., 1888. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) — also known as James G. Fulton — of Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa., March 1, 1903. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53, 27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; United World Federalists; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., October 6, 1971. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Oscar Stephen Gill (1880-1947) — also known as Oscar S. Gill — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in St. Lawrence, Cambria County, Pa., April 3, 1880. Married to Emma Dohrman; father of Victor Gill. Republican. Garage business; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1932-33, 1934-36; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1945-47; died in office 1947; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1947; died in office 1947. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Anchorage, Alaska, November 18, 1947. Interment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) — also known as George A. Goodling — of Pennsylvania. Born in Loganville, York County, Pa., September 26, 1896. Father of William Franklin Goodling. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1943-57; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75. Methodist. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in York, York County, Pa., October 17, 1982. Interment at Emmanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Herbert Gray III (b. 1941) — also known as William H. Gray III; Bill Gray — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., August 20, 1941. Democrat. Baptist minister; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1979-91. Black. Baptist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Freemasons; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) — of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Roswell, Chaves County, N.M., September 3, 1905. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1940-. Methodist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Freeman P. Hankins (1917-c.1988) — also known as Freeman Hankins — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., September 30, 1917. Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral director; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-. Black. Baptist. Member, NAACP; American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. In April, 2000, a Philadelphia branch post office was named for him. Interment somewhere in Philadelphia, Pa.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William D. Heebner (b. 1848) — of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born September 27, 1848. Son of David S. Heebner and Anna (Derstein) Heebner; married, November 7, 1872, to Emma Frantz (died 1881); married, November 29, 1883, to Elizabeth Shearer. Republican. Burgess of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward W. Helfrick (b. 1928) — also known as Ed Helfrick — of Elysburg, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., March 11, 1928. Son of Edward Helfrick and Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Helfrick; married to Rosemarie Ciokajlo. Republican. Mining contractor; director, First National Trust Bank; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1977-80; member of Pennsylvania state senate 27th District, 1981. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• W. Stuart Helm (b. 1908) — of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pa., April 8, 1908. Republican. Merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives; elected 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957; Pennsylvania state auditor general; elected 1964; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1965-67. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) — of Indiana. Born near Port Royal, Juniata County, Pa., June 22, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891-93. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., March 17, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Alton Heutsche (b. 1905) — also known as E. Alton Heutsche — of Sharon, Mercer County, Pa. Born in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., July 22, 1905. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; member of Pennsylvania Republican State Executive Committee, 1948. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., July 30, 1853. Son of Lewis Price Hood and Matilda Catharine (Porter) Hood; married 1884 to Mary Anna Davis. Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26. Black. Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, N.J., 1943. Interment at Quinn Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
  
  
• Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) — also known as Albert W. Jefferis — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 7, 1868. Son of Henry P. Jefferis and Elizabeth Jefferis; married, October 27, 1897, to Helen J. Malarkey. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen; Delta Chi. Died September 14, 1942. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas J. Kalman (b. 1917) — of Fayette County, Pa. Born in Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa., December 21, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1957-71. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) — also known as Carroll D. Kearns — of Farrell, Mercer County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 7, 1900. Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns; married, August 30, 1933, to Nora Lynch. Republican. Concert musician and orchestral conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53, 24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Phi Mu Alpha. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 11, 1976. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clement J. Kern (1848-1911) — of Indiana. Born in Union County, Pa., May 25, 1848. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891. Disciples of Christ. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Porter County, Ind., December 26, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold W. Kinter (b. 1905) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., July 25, 1905. Son of George W. Kinter and Sophia (Hirsch) Kinter; married to Mildred Wells. Democrat. Dentist; candidate in primary for mayor of Erie, Pa., 1955, 1959. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) — also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter — of New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa. Born in McDonald, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 3, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Sons of Italy. Indicted in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges of embezzlement at the U.S. House post office; pleaded guilty in May 1996. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) — also known as John C. Kunkel — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., July 21, 1898. Great-great-grandson of Robert Whitehill and Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant; great-grandson of John Sergeant; grandson of John Christian Kunkel; son of John C. Kunkel and Louisa (Sergeant) Kunkel. Republican. Banker; farmer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District 1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died July 27, 1970. Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  • See also Wise-Sergeant-Whitehill-Kunkel family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) — also known as Alf M. Landon — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pa., September 9, 1887. Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon; married, January 9, 1915, to Margaret Fleming; married, January 15, 1930, to Theo Cobb; father of Nancy Josephine Landon (who married Howard Henry Baker, Jr.). Republican. Oil producer; Governor of Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944, 1948. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Died October 12, 1987. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  • See also Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books by Alfred M. Landon: America at the Crossroads (out of print)
  • Books about Alfred M. Landon: Donald R. McCoy, Landon of Kansas (out of print)
  
  
• David Leo Lawrence (1889-1966) — also known as David L. Lawrence — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 18, 1889. Son of Charles B. Lawrence and Catherine (Conwell) Lawrence; married, June 8, 1921, to Alice Golden. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1937-45; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1946-59; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1959-63. Member, Elks. Died November 21, 1966. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• George Michael Leader (b. 1918) — also known as George M. Leader — of Dover, York County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa. Born near York, York County, Pa., January 17, 1918. Son of Guy Alvin Leader and Beulah (Boyer) Leader; married, September 17, 1939, to Mary Jane Strickler. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1950-54; candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1952; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1964, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958. Lutheran. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Political Science Association; American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2000.
  • Cross-reference: Allison D. Wade
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about George M. Leader: Richard J. Cooper, Politics of Progress : How Governor George M. Leader Modernized Pennsylvania State Government
  
  
• Alfons H. Letzler (b. 1884