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Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852-1909) —
also known as Isaac A. Barber —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born near Salem, Salem
County, N.J., January
26, 1852.
Republican. Physician;
president, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Easton; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1897-99; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1900-04.
Quaker.
Died, from the effects of a fall, in
Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March 1,
1909 (age 57 years, 34
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) —
also known as Andrew J. Biemiller —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, July 23,
1906.
College
instructor; Socialist Party educational director for Milwaukee,
1933-36; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1937-42; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated (Democratic), 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Quaker. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 3,
1982 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Ellicott
Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
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John Boone (1772-c.1832) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., February
10, 1772.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17.
Quaker.
Died about 1832 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Maryland, November
29, 1722.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1774-77.
Quaker; later Anglican.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
20, 1810 (age 87 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Conard (1773-1857) —
also known as "The Fighting Quaker" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead Township, Bucks
County, Pa., November
15, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1810.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1857 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Anne's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, North East, Md.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter;
lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker; later Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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David Garfield Harry (1880-1955) —
also known as David G. Harry —
of Pylesville, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Pylesville, Harford
County, Md., June 11,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Maryland
state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946.
Quaker. Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in York
County, Pa., December
12, 1955 (age 75 years, 184
days).
Interment at Fawn Grove Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, Pa.
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Darlington Hoopes (1896-1989) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Vale, Harford
County, Md., September
11, 1896.
Socialist. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Quaker. Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles;
NAACP.
Died September
25, 1989 (age 93 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Tylor Miller (1895-1968) —
also known as Edward T. Miller —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Woodside, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court
judge in Maryland, 1934-38; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1947-59; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1960-64; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1962; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Quaker.
Died in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., January
20, 1968 (age 72 years, 353
days).
Interment at Meeting
House Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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John Chew Thomas (1764-1836) —
of Maryland.
Born in Perryville, Cecil
County, Md., October
15, 1764.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-97; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1799-1801.
Quaker.
Slaveowner.
Died near Leiperville, Delaware
County, Pa., May 10,
1836 (age 71 years, 208
days).
Interment at Friends
Cemetery, Near Chester, Delaware County, Pa.
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John Wethered (1809-1888) —
of Maryland.
Born near Wetheredville, Baltimore
County, Md., May 8,
1809.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1843-45; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867.
Quaker.
Died near Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., February
15, 1888 (age 78 years, 283
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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