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Physician Politicians in Pennsylvania
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  Alexander W. Acheson (1842-1934) — also known as Sandie Acheson — of Denison, Grayson County, Tex. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., October 12, 1842. Son of Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died September 7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
  Relatives: Married, June 20, 1864, to Sarah M. Cooke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank McGinley Alexander (b. 1874) — also known as Frank M. Alexander — of Rosebud, Rosebud County, Mont.; Hysham, Treasure County, Mont. Born in Fannettsburg, Franklin County, Pa., 1874. Son of Randall McGinley Alexander (1846-1914) and Mary Jane (McGaughey) Alexander (1852-1893). Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 21, 1921, to Elizabeth 'Beth' King (1889-1982).
  George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) — also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in New Jersey, 1864. Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 8, 1932 (age about 67 years). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  James Armstrong (1748-1828) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., August 29, 1748. Son of John Armstrong. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1793-95; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1808-28. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 6, 1828 (age 79 years, 251 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Brother of John Armstrong, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Amos Walker Barber (1861-1915) — of Wyoming. Born in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa., July 25, 1861. Republican. Physician; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of Wyoming, 1890-93. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., May 18, 1915 (age 53 years, 297 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Jackson Barchfeld (1863-1922) — also known as Andrew J. Barchfeld — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 18, 1863. Son of Henry Barchfeld and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld. Republican. Physician; president, South Side Hospital; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1905-17; defeated, 1902. Member, American Medical Association. Killed when heavy snow caused a roof collapse, at the Knickerbocker Theater, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1922 (age 58 years, 255 days). Interment at South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Married 1885 to Anna Peiffer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John A. Barrasso (b. 1952) — Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., July 21, 1952. Republican. Physician; orthopedic surgeon; member of Wyoming state senate, 2002-07; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 2007-; appointed 2007. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Frederick W. Brown (born c.1873) — also known as Fred W. Brown — of Franklin, Venango County, Pa. Born about 1873. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912, 1916 (alternate). English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Robert G. Brown — of Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pa. Physician; burgess of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, 1955-56. Still living as of 1956.
  Charles Browne (1875-1947) — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1875. Son of William Hardcastle Browne and Alice (Beaver) Browne. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Princeton, N.J., 1916-23; president, board of trustees, Princeton Hospital, 1919-23; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940; director, First National Bank of Princeton; director, Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad. Presbyterian. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 17, 1947 (age 71 years, 323 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, April 30, 1913, to Georgeanna Gibbs.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) — also known as F. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., September 14, 1839. Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901). Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; newspaper editor; member Dakota territorial council, 1883-84. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from arteriosclerosis and interstitial nephritis, in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., February 22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901); married, September 2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis (1837-1916).
  Epitaph: "Physician and Friend."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry G. Bussey (b. 1816) — of York County, Pa. Born in Harford County, Md., 1816. Democrat. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state senate 28th District, 1875-78. Burial location unknown.
  Leroy E. Chapman (1881-1967) — of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., July 3, 1881. Republican. Physician; Warren County Coroner, 1912-22; burgess of Warren, Pennsylvania, 1922-30; member of Pennsylvania state senate 48th District, 1931-62; trustee, Warren Hospital. Member, American Medical Association. Died in 1967 (age about 85 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Chesnut (b. 1827) — of Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pa., 1827. Democrat. Physician; farmer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1875-78. Burial location unknown.
  Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744. Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware state treasurer, 1786; President of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of Delaware, 1793-96; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton; married to Rachel (McCleary) Bassett (adoptive daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John Middleton Clayton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Jacob Pitzer Cowan (1823-1895) — of Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. Born in Florence, Washington County, Pa., March 20, 1823. Democrat. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1855-57; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1875-77. Died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, July 9, 1895 (age 72 years, 111 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David McLean Crawford (b. 1826) — also known as David M. Crawford — of Juniata County, Pa. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa., March 30, 1826. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1871-73, 1877-80 (21st District 1871, 22nd District 1872-73, 31st District 1877-80). Burial location unknown.
  William Darlington (1782-1863) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Birmingham, Chester County, Pa., April 28, 1782. Son of Edward Darlington (1755-1825) and Hannah (Townsend) Darlington (1760-1826). Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1815-17, 1819-23; Chester County Prothonotary and Clerk, 1827-30; among the founders of the West Chester Railroad; president, Bank of Chester County; delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839. Quaker; later Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., April 23, 1863 (age 80 years, 360 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Darlington (1755-1825) and Hannah (Townsend) Darlington (1760-1826); first cousin of Isaac Darlington, Esther Darlington (1793-1877; who married James B. Roberts), Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); married, June 1, 1808, to Catherine Lacey (1785-1847); first cousin once removed of Smedley Darlington. See Darlington-Butler family of Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) — of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born near Addison, Somerset County, Pa., June 24, 1842. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; planter; member of Louisiana state senate, 1868; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888. Died in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roger Davis (1762-1815) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Charlestown, Chester County, Pa., October 2, 1762. Democrat. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1811-15 (3rd District 1811-13, 2nd District 1813-15). Died in Charlestown, Chester County, Pa., November 20, 1815 (age 53 years, 49 days). Interment at Great Valley Presbyterian Churchyard, Charlestown, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., August 31, 1878. Son of John Herring Drew and Fannie A. (Walton) Drew. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; osteopath; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 12, 1972 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, October 28, 1911, to Margaret Spencer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William J. Duff (b. 1856) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 17, 1856. Son of George Duff. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  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. 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1913, to Lennis Irwin.
  Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) — also known as Thomas D. English — of Bergen County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 29, 1819. Democrat. Physician; songwriter; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1863-64; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1891-95. Died April 1, 1902 (age 82 years, 276 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  Epitaph: "Author + Editor, Lawyer + Physician, Soldier + Statesman, Author of 'Ben Bolt'."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert C. Esposito (b. 1912) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 9, 1912. Son of Charles A. Munzio Micali Esposito and Elizabeth Ellen (Cuda) Esposito. Republican. Physician; opthamologist; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 11th District, 1975-78; candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1978. Catholic. Member, American Medical Association; Alpha Phi Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 17, 1940, to V. Elizabeth Dodson.
  George Evans (b. 1882) — of Iaeger, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Blossburg, Tioga County, Pa., September 7, 1882. Son of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38, 1941-46. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1916 to Virginia Burke.
  Ivor David Fenton (1889-1986) — also known as Ivor D. Fenton — of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., August 3, 1889. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45, 12th District 1945-63); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Medical Association. Died in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., October 23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81 days). Interment at German Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 23, 1915, to Theresa Lewis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Fries (1799-1866) — of Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1799. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1845-49; Hamilton County Treasurer, 1860-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 13, 1866 (age about 67 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Grant Furlong (1886-1973) — also known as Grant Furlong — of Donora, Washington County, Pa. Born in Roscoe, Washington County, Pa., January 4, 1886. Son of William Allen Furlong and Ethel A. (Grant) Furlong. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; burgess of Donora, Pennsylvania, 1922-26, 1941-42; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1924; Washington County Sheriff. Died in Donora, Washington County, Pa., March 19, 1973 (age 87 years, 74 days). Interment at Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Joyce M. Hoffman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Gerry (1796-1873) — of Shrewsbury, York County, Pa. Born near Rising Sun, Cecil County, Md., August 14, 1796. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1839-43. Died in Shrewsbury, York County, Pa., July 19, 1873 (age 76 years, 339 days). Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jonathan W. Gordon (1820-1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1820. Son of William Gordon and Sarah (Walton) Gordon. Republican. Lawyer; physician; poet; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857-60. Died in 1887 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1843 to Catherine J. Overturf.
  Robert Bruce Greer (1875-1949) — also known as Robert B. Greer — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born January 12, 1875. Son of John Morgan Greer and Julia Stebbins (Butler) Greer. Republican. Physician; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920 (alternate), 1924 (alternate), 1932. Died in Butler, Butler County, Pa., June, 1949 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Katherine McCandless Walker.
  Lydia Cromwell Hearne — also known as Lydia Cromwell; Mrs. Julian G. Hearne — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Bedford, Bedford County, Pa. Daughter of William F. Cromwell and Eliza (Bowles) Cromwell. Republican. Physician; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1924. Female. Episcopalian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Julian G. Hearne.
  Thomas Edward Heenan (1848-1914) — also known as Thomas E. Heenan — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1848. Son of Col. Dennis Heenan (1818-1872) and Margaret (O'Donnell) Heenan. Physician; U.S. Consul in Odessa, 1897-1905; Warsaw, 1914. Irish ancestry. Died, from heart disease, in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia), June 26, 1914 (age about 65 years). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
  William Cosgrove Hunsicker (b. 1873) — also known as William C. Hunsicker — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 17, 1873. Republican. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state senate 3rd District, 1927-36; resigned 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Pulaski F. Hyatt (c.1836-1904) — also known as Pollock F. Hyatt — of Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1836. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; during the dispute over the outcome of the 1876 presidential election, he was the personal representative of Samuel J. Tilden at the ballot counting in Florida; U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1893-98. Died in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pa., 1904 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Irvine (1741-1804) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), November 3, 1741. Physician; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1793-95. Died July 29, 1804 (age 62 years, 269 days). Interment at Old Swedes Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  I. Dana Kahle (b. 1875) — of Knox, Clarion County, Pa. Born in Pine City, Clarion County, Pa., August 8, 1875. Son of Levi W. Kahle and Chloie C. (Wood) Kahle. Democrat. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1927-31; member of Pennsylvania state senate 26th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 11, 1897, to Margie R. Boyer.
  William Kerr (1809-1853) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born November 15, 1809. Physician; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1846-47. Died August 11, 1853 (age 43 years, 269 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Henry Latimer (1752-1819) — of Delaware. Born in Newport, New Castle County, Del., April 24, 1752. Son of Susan (Geddes) Latimer and James Latimer. Physician; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1787-91; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1794-95; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1819 (age 67 years, 239 days). Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Brother of George Latimer. See Latimer family of Delaware.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Elias Livingood (1889-1977) — also known as John E. Livingood — of Wyomissing, Berks County, Pa.; Robesonia, Berks County, Pa. Born in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., August 1, 1889. Son of Horace Filbert Livingood (1859-1915) and Elsie (Mauser) Livingood (1867-1936). Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Died in July, 1977 (age 87 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Filbert Livingood (1859-1915) and Elsie (Mauser) Livingood (1867-1936); first cousin once removed of William Worden Livingood (1876-1933; who married Stella M. Ziegler); married 1919 to Minnie E. Janssen (1893-1940).
  David Marchand (1776-1832) — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born near Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pa., December 10, 1776. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1817-21. Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 11, 1832 (age 55 years, 92 days). Interment at Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Father of Albert Gallatin Marchand.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John M. Martin (b. 1849) — of Grove City, Mercer County, Pa. Born in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pa., August 2, 1849. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1895-1900, 1907-09. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander Stuart McDill (1822-1875) — also known as Alexander S. McDill — of Plover, Portage County, Wis. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., March 18, 1822. Republican. Physician; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1862; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1863-64; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1864; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1873-75. Died November 12, 1875 (age 53 years, 239 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  J. M. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Jersey, 1866. Physician; druggist; U.S. Consular Agent in San Pedro Sula, 1891-1925. Burial location unknown.
  Helen Murphy (1860-1940) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in 1860. Daughter of James Murphy (1818-1894) and Susan Bispham (Roe) Murphy (1827-1905). Socialist. Physician; oculist; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1922, 1928; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1932. Female. Died November 9, 1940 (age about 80 years). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Arnold Naudain (1790-1872) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born near Dover, Kent County, Del., January 6, 1790. Physician; surgeon general of the Delaware militia in the War of 1812; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1823-27; Speaker of the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1826; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1830-36; resigned 1836; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1832; member of Delaware state senate, 1836-39; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1841-45. Died in Odessa, New Castle County, Del., January 4, 1872 (age 81 years, 363 days). Interment at Old Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard, Odessa, Del.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Archibald Ernest Olpp (1882-1949) — of West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson County, N.J. Born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., May 12, 1882. Son of John Olpp and Matilda M. (Segel) Olpp. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in 1949 (age about 67 years). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, November 25, 1908, to Beatrice S. Seiple.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William C. Parry (b. 1849) — of Burlington County, N.J. Born in Warminster, Bucks County, Pa., May 17, 1849. Physician; member of New Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1895-97. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of William H. Parry.
  Ronald Ernest Paul (b. 1935) — also known as Ron Paul — of Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Tex.; Surfside Beach, Brazoria County, Tex. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 20, 1935. Physician; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1976-77, 1979-85, 1997- (22nd District 1976-77, 1979-85, 14th District 1997-2004); defeated (Republican), 1974, 1976; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1984; candidate for President of the United States, 1988 (Libertarian), 2008 (Constitution); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008. Protestant. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1957 to Carol Wells.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Ron Paul: The Revolution : A Manifesto (2008)
  Raymond Homer Pillow (1853-1913) — also known as Raymond H. Pillow — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, August, 1853. Son of Henry Pillow (1823-1881) and Caroline (Ensley) Pillow. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Died January 11, 1913 (age 59 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1879, to Amanda Jane Elliott (1853-1937).
  Hugh Pitcairn (d. 1911) — of Pennsylvania. Railroad superintendent; physician; newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1905-08. Died July 19, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  David Ramsay (1749-1815) — of South Carolina. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., April 2, 1749. Physician; author; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-83; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1782-83, 1785-86; member of South Carolina state senate, 1801-15. Shot and mortally wounded by a crazed patient, and died two days later, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 8, 1815 (age 66 years, 36 days). Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Nathaniel Ramsey; married to Martha Laurens (daughter of Henry Laurens). See Drayton-Middleton-Pinckney-Rutledge family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) — also known as "Father of American Psychiatry" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., January 4, 1746. Physician; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 19, 1813 (age 67 years, 105 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, January 2, 1776, to Julia Stockton (1759-1848; daughter of Richard Stockton); father of Richard Rush. See Stockton family of New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Benjamin Rush: Alyn Brodsky, Benjamin Rush : Patriot and Physician — David Barton, Benjamin Rush
  Edmund William Samuel (1857-1930) — also known as Edmund W. Samuel — of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, November 27, 1857. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1905-07; president and general manager, Shamokin-Mount Carmel Transit Company, 1908-24. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., March 7, 1930 (age 72 years, 100 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 14, 1901. Son of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate 38th District, 1956-66. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in 1966 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  James S. Scott (1800-1881) — of Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Pa., November 4, 1800. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1860-61. Methodist. Died in Greeley, Weld County, Colo., April 19, 1881 (age 80 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Adam Seybert (1773-1825) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 16, 1773. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1809-15, 1817-19. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Paris, France, May 2, 1825 (age 51 years, 351 days). Interment at Père la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) — also known as William I. Sirovich — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in York, York County, Pa., March 18, 1882. Son of Jacob Sirovich and Rose (Weinstock) Sirovich. Physician; playwright; Independence League candidate for New York state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital, 1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated (Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of a heart attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George S. Smith — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Easton, Pa., 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  A. H. Sowers (born c.1833) — of Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Pennsylvania, about 1833. Republican. Physician; member of Nebraska state senate, 1883-86. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Mt. Pleasant, York County (now Adams County), Pa., October 27, 1789. Democrat. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1818-24; member of Pennsylvania state senate 19th District, 1826-30; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1830-36; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1836-40; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-51; treasurer, U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, 1853-58. Died in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., July 3, 1878 (age 88 years, 249 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) — also known as J. Howard Swick — of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa. Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., August 6, 1879. Republican. Homeopathic physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in 1952 (age about 72 years). Interment at Concord Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Esther LeEthel Duncan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., February 18, 1817. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate, 1854, 1860-66. Member, Freemasons. The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him. Died in Denver, Colo., March 6, 1903 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  John C. Wallace — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Physician; burgess of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1806, 1810-11, 1825-27. Burial location unknown.
  John Winfield Wallace (1818-1889) — of Darlington, Beaver County, Pa.; New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa., December 20, 1818. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-63, 1875-77 (25th District 1861-63, 24th District 1875-77). Died in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa., June 24, 1889 (age 70 years, 186 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Beaver Falls, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Dorman Weaver (b. 1920) — also known as James D. Weaver — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., September 27, 1920. Son of Dorman Weaver. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1963-65. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married to Harriet Zesinger.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Clarence Weber (1882-1952) — also known as H. Clarence Weber — of Bartlesville, Washington County, Okla. Born in Dempseytown, Venango County, Pa., February 15, 1882. Son of Howard Weber and Etta J. (Carter) Weber (1866-1931). Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948, 1952. Died in 1952 (age about 70 years). Entombed in mausoleum at White Rose Cemetery, Bartlesville, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, October 13, 1906, to Ella Huffsmith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Weber (1862-1927) — of Venango County, Pa.; Bartlesville, Washington County, Okla. Born in Dempseytown, Venango County, Pa., October 28, 1862. Son of George Kreitzer Weber (1830-1905) and Elizabeth (Homan) Weber (1836-1916). Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912, 1916. Died, of myocarditis, in Bartlesville, Washington County, Okla., January 29, 1927 (age 64 years, 93 days). Interment at White Rose Cemetery, Bartlesville, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of George Kreitzer Weber (1830-1905) and Elizabeth (Homan) Weber (1836-1916); married, September 24, 1881, to Etta J. Carter (1866-1931); father of Henry Clarence Weber.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., December 5, 1735. Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson. Preacher; university professor; physician; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 22, 1819 (age 83 years, 168 days). Entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson; married 1789 to Maria Apthorpe; granduncle of Joseph Pomeroy; great-granduncle of John Means Pomeroy and William Culbertson Pomeroy; second great-granduncle of Albert Nevin Pomeroy. See Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  Williamson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Woodward — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Republican. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state senate 6th District, 1919-46. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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