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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.
  
  
• Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) — also known as Ernest F. Acheson — of Washington, Washington County, Pa. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., September 19, 1855. Son of Judge Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson; married, November 22, 1882, to Jane B. Stewart. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884, 1896; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909; defeated, 1908. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, Washington County, Pa., May 16, 1917. Interment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• George W. Alexander (1904-1992) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Clarion, Clarion County, Pa., October 28, 1904. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1963-. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion. Died May 16, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Elizabeth Richards Andujar (1912-1997) — also known as Betty Andujar; Elizabeth Richards — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., November 6, 1912. Married 1935 to John Jose Andujar (1912-2003; physician). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968, 1976; member of Texas state senate, 1973-82; member of Republican National Committee from Texas, 1976-82. Female. Presbyterian. First woman member of the Texas Senate; first Republican member of the Texas Senate since Reconstruction. Died June 8, 1997. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  
  
• John H. Arnold (b. 1862) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Freeport, Armstrong County, Pa., December 11, 1862. Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold; married, August 17, 1904, to Eleanor A. Moore. Lumberman; railroad mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1915-17. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 24, 1903. Son of Charles C. Badeau and Mary Lyles (Stothoff) Badeau; married, September 7, 1924, to Margaret Louise Hathaway (died 1991). Minister; missionary; university professor; president, American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961. Christian Reformed; later Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Xi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1885. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses; manager of Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, and of traveling road shows.; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died March 14, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Conrad Baker (1817-1885) — of Indiana. Born in Franklin County, Pa., February 12, 1817. Brother of William Baker. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1845-46; circuit judge in Indiana, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1865-67; defeated, 1856; Governor of Indiana, 1867-73. Presbyterian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 28, 1885. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Baker (1813-1872) — of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Hamilton, Franklin County, Pa., February 11, 1813. Brother of Conrad Baker. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; died in office 1872. Lutheran; later Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 23, 1872. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Bard (1744-1815) — of Frankstown, Blair County, Pa. Born in Adams County, Pa., 1744. Presbyterian minister; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1795-99, 1803-15 (10th District 1795-99, 4th District 1803-05, 5th District 1805-07, 4th District 1807-13, 9th District 1813-15); died in office 1815. Presbyterian. Died in Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pa., March 12, 1815. Interment at Sinking Valley Cemetery, Arch Spring, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) — of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa. Born in Millerstown, Perry County, Pa., October 21, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1896-1906. Presbyterian. Lost a leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864. Died January 31, 1914. Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1747. Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; cousin of Gunning Bedford (1742-1797); married to Jane Parker. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware state attorney general, 1784-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 30, 1812. Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
  • See also Read family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ferdinand Lammot Belin (1881-1961) — also known as F. Lammot Belin — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Son of Henry Belin and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) Belin; married, January 17, 1912, to Frances Jermyn; brother of Alice Belin (who married Pierre Samuel du Pont); father of Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Jr. (survivor of the Hindenberg disaster in 1937). Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known as Frank L. Bowman — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 21, 1879. Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3, 1903, to Pearl Silveus. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1936. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Bradford (1755-1795) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 14, 1755. Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford; married to Susan Vergereau Boudinot (daughter of Elias Boudinot). Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S. Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795. Presbyterian. Died August 23, 1795. Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J. Bradford County, Pa. is named for him.
  • See also Stockton family of New Jersey
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Joseph I. Brittain (b. 1858) — of East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., 1858. Son of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain; married, August 3, 1894, to Martha Louise Clark. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. 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.
  
  
• 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; married, April 30, 1913, to Georgeanna Gibbs. 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. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Brownlee (1780-1827) — of Indiana. Born in Washington County, Pa., 1780. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-17, 1823-24. Presbyterian. Died July 9, 1827. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as "The Sage of Wheatland"; "Buck" — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in a log cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 23, 1791. Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan; cousin of James M. Buchanan. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1848, 1852; U.S. Secretary of State, 1845-49; President of the United States, 1857-61. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., June 1, 1868. Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: David Fullerton Robison; John A. Quitman; John Gallagher Montgomery
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about James Buchanan: Philip S. Klein, President James Buchanan: A Biography; Jean H. Baker, James Buchanan
  • Critical books about James Buchanan: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Decker Butzner, Jr. (b. 1917) — of Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 2, 1917. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; circuit judge in Virginia, 1958-62; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1962-67; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1967-82; took senior status 1982. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1982.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) — of Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., October 21, 1880. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Presbyterian. President of American Petroleum Institute. Died September 28, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard Edmond Campbell (1890-1971) — also known as Howard E. Campbell — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 4, 1890. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1945-47. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 6, 1971. Interment at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Catron (1786-1865) — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, January 7, 1786. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died May 30, 1865. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744. 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. 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. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association 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.
  
  
• William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) — also known as William T. Coleman — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pa., April 20, 1867. Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September 16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Elmira, N.Y., 1905. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) — also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke Crawford — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Kane, McKean County, Pa., November 30, 1901. Son of Thomas L. Crawford and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford; married to Winifred Miller. Democrat. Telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad; later worked for the WEDH radio station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) — also known as Charles N. Crosby — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula County, Ohio, September 29, 1876. Son of Hiram William Crosby and Fanny (Spellman) Crosby; married 1901 to Isabelle Fetterman. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., January 26, 1951. Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Welsh Cuningham (1779-1840) — also known as John W. Cuningham — of New London, Chester County, Pa. Born in New London, Chester County, Pa., 1779. Son of Allen Cuningham. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1809-10; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1828; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1836. Presbyterian. Died April 26, 1840. Interment somewhere in New London, Pa.
  
  
• Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) — also known as Paul Cunningham — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Indiana County, Pa., June 15, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th District 1943-59); defeated, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Moose; Odd Fellows; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn., July 16, 1961. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul Bartram Dague (1898-1974) — also known as Paul B. Dague — of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. Born in Whitford, Chester County, Pa., May 19, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Chester County Sheriff, 1944-46; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1947-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., December 2, 1974. Interment at Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clyde Russel Dengler (b. 1899) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Fleetwood, Berks County, Pa., May 10, 1899. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1966-. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions; Phi Delta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) — also known as Alfred E. Driscoll — of Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 25, 1902. Republican. Member of New Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died March 9, 1975. Interment at Haddonfield Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) — also known as Walter E. Edge — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 20, 1873. Son of William Edge and Mary (Evans) Edge; married, June 10, 1907, to Lady Lee Phillips (died 1915); married, December 9, 1922, to Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall (daughter of Harold Marsh Sewall). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; advertising business; newspaper publisher; banker; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1910; member of New Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Died October 29, 1956. Interment at Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
  • See also Sewall family of Maine
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Marvin Lionel Esch (b. 1927) — also known as Marvin L. Esch — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Flinton, Cambria County, Pa., August 4, 1927. Republican. University professor; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1990. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) — also known as John H. Ewing — of Washington, Washington County, Pa. Born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., October 5, 1796. Son of William Porter Ewing and Mary (Conwell) Ewing; married, November 2, 1820, to Ellen Blaine (died 1840) (aunt of James Gillespie Blaine); married, August 12, 1845, to Margaret C. Brown. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1835-36; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1838-42; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, Washington County, Pa., June 9, 1887. Interment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
  • See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas C. Tom Feeney III (b. 1958) — also known as Tom Feeney — of Oviedo, Seminole County, Fla. Born in Abington, Montgomery County, Pa., May 21, 1958. Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives 33rd District, 1990-94, 1996-2002; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 1994; Presidential Elector for Florida, 2000; U.S. Representative from Florida 24th District, 2003-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) — also known as Gus Fey — of Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Hawley, Wayne County, Pa., February 3, 1861. Blacksmith; mayor of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32. Presbyterian. Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 2, 1944. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
  
  
• John K. Finley (d. 1885) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. College professor; village president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855. Presbyterian. Died in 1885. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) — also known as John S. Fisher — of Indiana, Indiana County, Pa. Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pa., May 25, 1867. Son of Samuel Royer Fisher and Mariah (McGaughey) Fisher; married 1893 to Hapsie Miller. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1901-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1928; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; chairman of Capitol Investigating Commission, which exposed frauds in the furnishing of the Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of board, National Union Fire Insurance Company. Presbyterian. Died June 25, 1940. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Wilmot E. Fleming (b. 1916) — of Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 20, 1916. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1963-64; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1964-. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959) — also known as Henry P. Fletcher — of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa.; Greencastle, Franklin County, Pa.; Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pa., April 10, 1873. Son of Lewis Henry Clay Fletcher and Martha Ellen (Rowe) Fletcher; fourth cousin once removed of William McKinley, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1909-14; Luxembourg, 1923-24; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1914-16; Mexico, 1916-19; Belgium, 1922-24; Italy, 1924-29; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1934-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940. Presbyterian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 10, 1959. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Clellan S. Forsythe (b. 1895) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pa., March 6, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile dealer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) — of Indiana. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., July 17, 1824. Father of William Defrees Frazer. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in Indiana, 1889-90. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., February 20, 1893. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Defrees-Frazer family of Indiana
  
  
• Robert Sellers Frazer — also known as Robert S. Frazer — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pa. Son of Caleb T. Frazer and Sarah J. (Baker) Frazer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1877-79; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1897-1914; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-36; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930-36. Presbyterian. 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.
  
  
• David S. Gifford (b. 1907) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie County, Pa., February 27, 1907. Son of P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford; married to Martha Carr. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1957-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Josiah Given (1828-1908) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 31, 1828. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa, 1880; district judge in Iowa, 1886-89; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, February 3, 1908. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Stewart John Greenleaf (b. 1939) — also known as Stewart J. Greenleaf — of Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 4, 1939. Son of Stewart William Greenleaf and Belford (Denner) Greenleaf; married to Cecilia Kelly Finley. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1979-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., March 5, 1794. State court judge in Pennsylvania, 1833; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70. Presbyterian. Died September 25, 1870. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  
  
• 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 Albert Harbison (b. 1874) — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa., November 14, 1874. Son of Samuel Pollock Harbison and Emma Jane (Boyd) Harbison; married, November 2, 1911, to Harriet Virginia Euwer. Republican. Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Union League. 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.
  
  
• John J. Harpel (b. 1894) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Bernville, Berks County, Pa., March 15, 1894. Married, September 12, 1916, to Edith Correy. Republican. President, Herpel Salad Dressing Co.; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado state senate, 1941-50. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Hendricks (1791-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., 1791. Brother of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; uncle of Abram Hendricks, William Hendricks, Jr. and Abram W. Hendricks; father of Thomas Andrews Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1845. Presbyterian. Died in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind., July 24, 1866. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 28, 1773. Brother of William Hendricks and John Hendricks; father of Abram Hendricks; uncle of William Hendricks, Jr., Thomas Andrews Hendricks and Abram W. Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana state senate, 1831-34. Presbyterian. Died in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., March 31, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• William Hendricks, Jr. (1809-1850) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 7, 1809. Nephew of Thomas Hendricks and John Hendricks; son of William Hendricks; cousin of Abram Hendricks, Thomas Andrews Hendricks and Abram W. Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana state senate, 1848-50. Presbyterian. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., July 19, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• David Holmes (1769-1832) — of Winchester, Va. Born near Hanover, York County, Pa., March 10, 1769. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th District 1807-09); Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1809-17; Governor of Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25. Presbyterian. Died near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., August 20, 1832. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va. Holmes County, Miss. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John D. Hopper (b. 1923) — of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 9, 1923. Son of Ellis S. Hopper and Adra (Dunfer) Hopper; married to Ann Bowman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania state senate 31st District, 1977-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Edward Louis Howard (b. 1926) — also known as Edward L. Howard — of Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., November 25, 1926. Son of C. Edward Howard and Marjorie (Johnston) Howard; married, March 16, 1949, to Barbara Blackmarr. Republican. Board chairman, Neshaminy Valley Bank; member of Pennsylvania state senate 10th District, 1971-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 24, 1749. Son of Hannah (Whiting) Ingersoll (1719-1786) and Jared Ingersoll (1722-1781); first cousin of Jonathan Ingersoll; married, December 6, 1781, to Elizabeth Pellet; father of Charles Jared Ingersoll and Joseph Reed Ingersoll; first cousin once removed of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll and Charles Anthony Ingersoll; second cousin twice removed of Laman Ingersoll; first cousin twice removed of Colin Macrae Ingersoll and Charles Roberts Ingersoll; great-grandfather of Charles Edward Ingersoll; first cousin thrice removed of George Pratt Ingersoll. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1791-1800, 1811-16; U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800-01; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1812; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1821-22. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 31, 1822. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • See also Ingersoll family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Enos M. Jones (1873-1933) — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., 1873. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1911-14. Presbyterian. Died in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., October 31, 1933. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Pa.
  
  
• William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., 1795. Brother-in-law of Thomas Holdsworth Blake. Member of Indiana state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833. Presbyterian. Died of a heart attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 31, 1835. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  
  
• Philip Livingston (1716-1778) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 15, 1716. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and William Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); uncle by marriage of James Duane, John Cleves Symmes, John Jay, William Duer and John Kean; uncle of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston; grandfather of Edward Philip Livingston; ancestor of Robert Livingston Beeckman. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1769, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-78; died in office 1778; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-78; died in office 1778. Presbyterian. Died while attending the sixth session of the Continental Congress in York, York County, Pa., June 12, 1778. Entombed at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James R. Macfarlane (b. 1858) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Towanda, Bradford County, Pa., April 20, 1858. Descendant of Thomas Willing and George Clymer; son of James Macfarlane and Mary (Overton) Macfarlane; married, April 25, 1888, to Lizzie Overton; married, November 18, 1893, to Ruth Fletcher. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1903-29. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Read family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Don K. Marchand (d. 1958) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa. Married to Mary Olwyn Marchand. Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1952; member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-58; appointed 1953; died in office 1958. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose. Died May 31, 1958. 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.
  
  
• Augustus Newton Martin (1847-1901) — of Indiana. Born in Whitestown, Butler County, Pa., March 23, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1889-95; defeated, 1894. Presbyterian. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., July 11, 1901. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Martin (1879-1967) — of Washington, Washington County, Pa. Born in a