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Vehicle Dealer Politicians in Maryland

Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa., December 1, 1902. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; automobile dealer; 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; Phi Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions. Died, from esophageal and gastric bleeding, in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 27, 1951 (age 48 years, 147 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan; married, January 4, 1929, to Vera Daerr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ronald E. Forcht (c.1936-2002) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Butler, Butler County, Pa., about 1936. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Butler, Pa., 1982-86. Died, of a brain hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 8, 2002 (age about 66 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Butler, Pa.   Cornelius Franklin Millender — also known as C. Frank Millender — of Wayne, Wayne County, W.Va. Born in Trenton, Baltimore County, Md. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1899-1902; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state senate, 1933-40 (6th District 1933-38, 5th District 1939-40). Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John H. Millender and Elizabeth Millender; married, November 12, 1888, to Irene Fowbie.   Francis Herbert Small Jr. (1896-1973) — also known as Frank Small — of Clinton, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Temple Hills, Prince George's County, Md., July 15, 1896. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Maryland Republican State Central Committee, 1934-42; Maryland Republican state chair, 1938, 1942; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948, 1956; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1962. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., October 24, 1973 (age 77 years, 101 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Md.   Relatives: Son of Francis H. Small and Annie A. Small; married, August 15, 1915, to Grace Anna Gwynn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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