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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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William Frederick Broening (1870-1953) —
also known as William F. Broening —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 2,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1902; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1919-23, 1927-31; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1930.
Lutheran.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
12, 1953 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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James Bruce (1892-1980) —
of Eccleston, Baltimore
County, Md.; Finksburg, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
vice-president, National Dairy
Products Corp.; director, Republic Steel Co.;
director, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway;
director, American Airlines;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died July 17,
1980 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Baltimore, Md.
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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.
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Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) —
also known as Harry C. Byrd; Curley Byrd —
Born in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., February
12, 1889.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; president,
University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1966.
Member, Moose; Rotary.
Died, from heart
disease, in the University of Maryland Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., October
2, 1970 (age 81 years, 232
days).
Interment at Asbury Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.
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Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (1903-1987) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
1, 1903.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1958.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Edward Alexander Garmatz (1903-1986) —
also known as Edward A. Garmatz —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
7, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1947-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Moose; Elks.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 22,
1986 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill (1879-1941) —
also known as John Philip Hill —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., May 2,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1910-15; candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1915; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1921-27; defeated,
1908, 1928, 1930, 1936; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment 3rd District,
1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks;
Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 62 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) —
also known as Rush D. Holt —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., June 19,
1905.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,
1942-50, 1955; defeated (Democratic), 1928; died in office 1955; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1940; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952.
Member, Elks;
Moose.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1955 (age 49 years, 234
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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John Albert Janetzke Jr. (1882-1962) —
also known as John A. Janetzke, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born October
22, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1911; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1932
(alternate), 1948;
police court magistrate, 1935-39, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1938, 1940, 1948.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March
22, 1962 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) —
also known as Thomas W. Koon —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon. |
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Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) —
also known as Melvin J. Maas —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen;
Moose; Eagles.
Stricken with total blindness
in August 1951.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hervey Gilbert Machen (1916-1994) —
also known as Hervey Machen —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-chair of
Maryland Democratic Party, 1953-57; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1965-69; defeated,
1968, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) —
also known as George P. Mahoney —
of Owings Mills, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1901.
Engineer;
construction
executive; real estate
developer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958
(Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary).
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November
24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell; married, February
14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg. |
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April
22, 1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Thomas P. Revelle (b. 1868) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Fairmount, Somerset
County, Md., May 16,
1868.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1921-28;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; married,
June
8, 1899, to Eliza Jefferson. |
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sacred Heart Hospital,
Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Mineral County, W.Va.
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Roy Neville Staten (1913-1999) —
also known as Roy N. Staten —
of Dundalk, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Sandidges, Amherst
County, Va., June 30,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1953-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-78.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Moose.
Died December
11, 1999 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Tumpach (1912-1968) —
of Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
7, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; chair of
DuPage County Democratic Party, 1958-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-68 (at-large 1965-67, 38th
District 1967-68).
Member, Amvets;
Elks;
Moose.
Killed in an automobile
accident, 1968
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1950 (Republican), 1966 (Democratic); Republican
candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose; Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich)
Weidemeyer. |
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Glass
blower; president,
Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930; investigated
in 1924 by the U.S. House over an accusation
that he accepted a
bribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were not
substantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); in December 1929, he, Daniel
R. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith
Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,
were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissinger
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
Methodist.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April
22, 1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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