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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April 28,
1872.
Son of Simon Baruch and Belle (Wolfe) Baruch.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932,
1952;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 15,
1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Israel Brown (1873-1928) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-24.
Jewish. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion.
Died February
11, 1928 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860) —
also known as Lewis C. Levin —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
10, 1808.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1845-51.
Jewish.
Died March 14,
1860 (age 51 years, 125
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Philip Phillips (1807-1884) —
of Alabama.
Born in South Carolina, 1807.
Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.
Jewish.
Died in 1884
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) —
Born in Hungary,
April
10, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.
Jewish.
Died aboard his
yacht in the harbor of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1911 (age 64 years, 202
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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