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Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) —
also known as Edwin M. Abbott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 4,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; poet;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Pennsylvania, November
8, 1940 (age 63 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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Arlin Marvin Adams (1921-2015) —
also known as Arlin M. Adams —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
16, 1921.
Lawyer;
Pennsylvania Secretary of Public Welfare, 1963-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1969-87; retired
1987.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
22, 2015 (age 94 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) —
also known as William D. B. Ainey —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Eugene Victor Alessandroni (1887-1966) —
also known as Eugene V. Alessandroni —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Capistrano, Italy,
January
24, 1887.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-48;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died in March, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pierluigi Alessandroni and Carmela (Jafolla) Alessandroni;
married, January
6, 1909, to Ethel Hope Tumbelston. |
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Walter Edwin Alessandroni (1914-1966) —
also known as Walter E. Alessandroni —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1963-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was flying to a planned campaign
speech in a twin-engine Aztec plane, in rainy and
snowy weather, when the plane
crashed near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., May 8,
1966 (age 51 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Alessandroni and Sally Alessandroni; married 1935 to Ethel
Decius. |
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George Elias Alter (1868-1940) —
also known as George E. Alter —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank;
director, Dixmont Hospital.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter; married, September
11, 1902, to Diana Jane Swanton. |
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Joseph Garner Anthony (1899-1982) —
also known as Joseph G. Anthony —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1942-43; delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
31, 1982 (age 82 years, 316
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Thomas Jackson Baldrige (1872-1964) —
also known as Thomas J. Baldrige —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 5,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1929-43.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., January
27, 1964 (age 91 years, 297
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Eustace H. Bane (b. 1904) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1951-56.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David E. Bane and Nellie (Ramage) Bane; married to Frances B.
Daugherty. |
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John Curry Bane (1861-1927) —
also known as John C. Bane —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Amwell Township, Washington
County, Pa., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
14, 1927 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Bane and Mary W. Bane; married, June 26,
1901, to Katharine Gertrude Miller. |
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memorial |
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Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Collapsed, probably from a heart
attack, in his law
office, and died en route to Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
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John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
15, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57;
took senior status 1957.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., April
10, 1959 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in La Grange, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara
A. Darr. |
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Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) —
also known as Robert E. Bauman —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1972
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,
1971, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; American Bar Association; Elks; Humane
Society; Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Gay.
Pleaded
guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation
charge.
Still living as of 1998.
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Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 27,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1935-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association.
Died September
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87
days).
Interment at Washington
Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October
14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter; married, August
18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell. |
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John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana
County, Pa., October
3, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
29, 1935 (age 74 years, 87
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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John Cromwell Bell Jr. (1892-1974) —
also known as John C. Bell, Jr. —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died March
18, 1974 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at St. Asaph Church Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Edward George Biester Jr. (b. 1931) —
also known as Edward G. Biester, Jr. —
of Furlong, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Trevose, Bucks
County, Pa., January
5, 1931.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1967-77.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1945-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; Judge, Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Court, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement
home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
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Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) —
of Boyertown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Yellow House, Berks
County, Pa., February
18, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president,
Pottstown Memorial Hospital;
chair
of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72;
took senior status 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died June 2,
1973 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26,
1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser. |
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William Curtis Bok (b. 1897) —
also known as Curtis Bok —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wyncote, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
7, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1937-58; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court; elected 1958.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward William Bok and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok. |
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Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) —
also known as Raymond J. Broderick —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1970; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84;
took senior status 1984.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died, of cancer,
in Gladwyne, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Martin Broomall III (b. 1878) —
also known as John M. Broomall III —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., June 26,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1926-29.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Shunk Brown Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Hay Brown (b. 1849) —
also known as J. Hay Brown —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., September
11, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; Lancaster
County Solicitor, 1876-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1899-1921; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-21.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James A. Brown and Mary E. (Hay) Brown. |
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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James L. Camblos (1888-1970) —
of Big Stone Gap, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-51, 1956-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died July 11,
1970 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Leonard Carrigg (1901-1989) —
also known as Joseph L. Carrigg —
of Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
23, 1901.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-59 (14th District 1951-53,
10th District 1953-59); defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., February
6, 1989 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Susquehanna, Pa.
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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
American Bar Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1992
(delegation chair); delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Thomas McKeen Chidsey (1884-1958) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-58; died in office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1958 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (1901-1990) —
also known as Joseph S. Clark, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served
in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
American Bar Association; United
World Federalists; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
12, 1990 (age 88 years, 83
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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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, Jaycees;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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Ronald E. Coleman (b. 1917) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Roulette, Potter
County, Pa., June 22,
1917.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1961-64.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Connor (b. 1881) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Shannondale, Clarion
County, Pa., 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1935-37; defeated, 1922,
1924, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Katherine M. Byrne. |
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Deborah L. Cook (b. 1952) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1952.
Lawyer;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District, 1991-94; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1995-2003; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2003-.
Female.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2017.
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W. Louis Coppersmith (b. 1928) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., June 19,
1928.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1969-80.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 1980.
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Maurice J. Coughlin (1902-1958) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
2, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose;
American Bar Association.
Died in 1958
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (1929-2001) —
also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin —
of Villanova, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
11, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Montgomery County 1st
District, 1965-67; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Jaycees;
Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., November
30, 2001 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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J. Shane Creamer (b. 1929) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1929.
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1971-73.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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John E. Crynock (b. 1917) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in New Salem, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions;
American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
5, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Milton, Union
County, Pa., May 19,
1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1963-72.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Michael Francis Doyle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer;
American counsel for Irish Republican Movement, 1921; represented
various Irish revolutionary leaders; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Doyle and Mary (Hughes) Doyle; married 1917 to Nancy
O'Donoghue. |
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Denis Joseph Driscoll (1871-1958) —
also known as D. J. Driscoll —
of St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in North Lawrence, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., March
27, 1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1899-1922; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1935-37;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa., January
18, 1958 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys, Pa.
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Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., January
25, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Solicitor, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 16,
1914, to Edna May Pritts. |
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union
League; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Pleaded
guilty in federal court to conflict
of interest charges,
February 1979; sentenced
to five years probation
and fined
$10,000.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
24, 2004 (age 83 years, 41
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
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Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
April
3, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 4,
1985 (age 85 years, 92
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John W. English (b. 1915) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April
20, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1959; chair of
Erie County Republican Party, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles
H. English and Mary (O'Brien) English; married to Otilie
Germer. |
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George E. Farrand (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Dogtown, Clarion
County, Pa., April
14, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Ventura
County Clerk, 1900-07; member, California Constitutional
Commission, 1930.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Farrand and Jeanette (McKevett) Farrand; married, November
18, 1903, to Alice Knox. |
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate 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 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) —
also known as Daniel J. Flood —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
26, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,
1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Lions; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Charged
in 1979 with taking
bribes; a trial
resulted in a hung jury; resigned
from the House in 1980; pleaded
guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to
violate federal campaign
finance laws, and sentenced
to one year probation.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 28,
1994 (age 90 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Thomas Michael Foglietta (1928-2004) —
also known as Thomas M. Foglietta —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1928.
Lawyer;
member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960
(alternate); Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1975; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1981-97; resigned
1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1984,
1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
Italy; American Bar Association; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
13, 2004 (age 75 years, 346
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Richard C. Frame (1926-1977) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., July 16,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1963-77 (48th District 1963-68, 25th District
1969-77); died in office 1977.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died February
24, 1977 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) —
also known as Lake J. Frazier —
of Winchester,
Va.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., December
11, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1948;
mayor
of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1943.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1977-2004; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Member, American Bar Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo; married to Susan A.
Vena. |
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Cullen Ganey (1899-1972) —
also known as J. Cullen Ganey —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., April
22, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Northampton County Democratic Party, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1940-61;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1961-66; took
senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-72.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died February
7, 1972 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bethlehem, Pa.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
American Bar Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) —
also known as Fred B. Gernerd —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1908-12; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
7, 1948 (age 68 years, 259
days).
Interment at Trexlertown
Cemetery, Trexlertown, Pa.
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John S. Gonas (b. 1907) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Crossfork, Potter
County, Pa., May 14,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1960-72.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Kappa Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to
Theodosia Bonder. |
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John G. Good Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 17,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1971-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., July 29,
1889.
Democrat. Law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died in
office 1962.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Philosophical Society; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons.
Died June 25,
1962 (age 72 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich; married to
Edith Eastman and Natalie E. Murphy; married, September
23, 1940, to Mary Dern Baxter. |
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Henry G. Hager (b. 1934) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., April
28, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; Lycoming
County District Attorney, 1964-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1973-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1984.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Henry G. Hager and Eleanor (Watt) Hager; married to Sally Ann
Parrish. |
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Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1908.
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; American
Law Institute; Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died July 7,
1984 (age 76 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall; married, July 18,
1936, to Jane R. Armstrong. |
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) —
also known as John D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester
County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940
(chair, Arrangements
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Morton Plant Hospital,
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane
(Kendall) Mason. |
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article |
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21, 1936 |
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William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) —
also known as William M. Hargest —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester,
Va., August
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married
1895 to
Kingsley LeGalliene. |
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Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) —
also known as Byron B. Harlan —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
22, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal
judge, 1946.
Member, Humane
Society; American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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John Mickle Hemphill (1891-1957) —
also known as John M. Hemphill —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
6, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Honorary
Consul for Latvia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1935-50.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J., February
2, 1957 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) —
also known as Alvin E. Heutchy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Kensington, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March
15, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Theta
Chi; Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis G. Hill (b. 1924) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
10, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1969-78.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, 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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Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) —
also known as Robert F. Hopwood —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Citizens Title
and Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street
Railway Co.; Fayette
County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital,
1905-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;
defeated, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 1,
1940 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Charles Merrill Hough (1858-1927) —
also known as Charles M. Hough —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 18,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and for steamship
companies in maritime
litigation; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1906-16; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1916-27; died in
office 1927.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1927 (age 68 years, 339
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
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;
newspaper
columnist.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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Frank Irvine (1858-1931) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law
professor; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907;
member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died June 23,
1931 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones;
married 1956 to Jane
Randall. |
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Charles Alvin Jones (1887-1966) —
also known as Charles A. Jones —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Newport, Perry
County, Pa., August
27, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-44; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1945-61; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1956-61.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from a brain
tumor, May 22,
1966 (age 78 years, 268
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin Jones and Mary (Sheats) Jones; married to Isabella Arrott;
father of Charles Jones. |
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Harry Ellis Kalodner (1896-1977) —
also known as Harry E. Kalodner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936-37; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1938-46;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1946-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died March
15, 1977 (age 80 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Kalodner and Ida (Miller) Kalodner; married, December
20, 1925, to Tillie Poliner. |
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications,
2002-04; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Cremated.
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Thomas Aloysius Leonard (b. 1946) —
also known as Thomas A. Leonard; Tom
Leonard —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Philadelphia Register of Wills, 1976-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1976,
1980,
1992,
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-83; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1983; Philadelphia city controller,
1987-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Aloysius Leonard and Mary Teresa (Kelly) Leonard; married
to Kathleen Mary Duffy. |
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married, September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney. |
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Albert Dutton MacDade (b. 1871) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., September
23, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1906-12; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1921-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1928-39; candidate for superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Stanley MacDonald (1907-1998) —
also known as Herbert S. MacDonald —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1947-48; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1957-72; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1972-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Webster MacDonald and Bessie (Bowman) MacDonald; married,
March
2, 1933, to Margaretta Wolff Miller. |
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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 2014.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) —
also known as James M. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 5,
1877.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Labor), 1926; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
16, 1949 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of
Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Paul W. Mahady (1908-1973) —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., November
19, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1959-72.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Association of University Professors; Lions.
Died October
7, 1973 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James F. Malone Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway
System, 1895.
Member, American Bar Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) —
also known as Charles J. Margiotti —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 4,
1891.
Lawyer;
business
executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti; married, February
5, 1918, to Denise Wery. |
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Albert Branson Maris (1893-1989) —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Delaware County Democratic Party, 1924-30; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-34; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1936-38;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-58; took
senior status 1958.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died February
7, 1989 (age 95 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh; married, January
4, 1919, to Mary Glyde Wells. |
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Wallace McCamant (1867-1944) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., September
22, 1867.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee); justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1917-18; appointed 1917; resigned
1918; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1925-26.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died December
17, 1944 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Daniel Joseph McCauley Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Daniel J. McCauley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1952; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1960-61.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
War Veterans; Union
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Joseph McCauley and Catherine Marie (Morris) McCauley;
married, February
7, 1947, to Rita Francescucci. |
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Joseph Michael McDade (1931-2017) —
also known as Joseph M. McDade —
of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
29, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. District Judge John
W. Murphy; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1963-99.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Bar Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., September
24, 2017 (age 85 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Charles McGrath Jr. (1927-1994) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1994
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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John William Murphy (1902-1962) —
also known as John W. Murphy —
of Dunmore, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Avoca, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
26, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-46 (11th District 1943-45,
10th District 1945-46); U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1946-62;
died in office 1962.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
28, 1962 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923-2005) —
of Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-88;
took senior status 1988.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sertoma.
Died, from melanoma,
in Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J., August
22, 2005 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) —
also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.; Georgia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1909.
Lawyer;
vice-president, Coca-Cola
Company; president, Minute
Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Xi.
Died in 1985
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Drew James Toland O'Keefe (b. 1915) —
also known as Drew J. T. O'Keefe —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 18,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-69.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. O'Keefe and Helen (Tobin) O'Keefe; married, August
31, 1940, to Jane P. Waterbury. |
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Moosehead, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian,
1917-19; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination
attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in
which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for
deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
condition following surgery for appendicitis,
in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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Emmett Newton Parker (1859-1939) —
also known as Emmett N. Parker —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in York
County, Pa., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Washington, 1890-92; superior court judge in
Washington, 1893-97; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1909-33; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1921-22.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, in a hospital
at Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
8, 1939 (age 80 years, 210
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Marion D. Patterson (b. 1876) —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsburg, Blair
County, Pa., October
20, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Blair
County District Attorney, 1912-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 24th District, 1927-39; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Delta
Chi; Urban
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Marion Patterson and Mary Rebecca (Roller) Patterson;
married, June 23,
1925, to Gertrude Gable Stewart. |
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCanley) Pennell; married to Ruth
Glenn Pennell. |
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George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Devon, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; orator;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 94 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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Steven P. Perskie (b. 1945) —
of Margate, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-77 (District 2 1972-73, 2nd
District 1974-77); member of New
Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1978-82; resigned 1982;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1982.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1982.
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Lawrence Warren Pierce (b. 1924) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1981-90.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. |
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer; college
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester H. Rhodes (1887-1966) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Gouldsboro, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
19, 1887.
Democrat. Monroe
County District Attorney, 1919; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1923-30;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1935-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, in a nursing
home at Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., December
8, 1966 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Uriah P. Rossiter (b. 1861) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
6, 1861.
Lawyer;
Erie
County District Attorney; attorney for railroads;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 6th District, 1915-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ella A. Nichols. |
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Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Rovner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer;
talk
show host; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leon Sacks (1902-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
7, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
11, 1972 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Shalom
Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams. |
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Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Theta
Kappa Phi.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair); speaker, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
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William G. Sesler (b. 1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April
18, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1961-72; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1999.
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Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) —
also known as Raymond P. Shafer —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., March 5,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1948-56; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1959-62; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1967-71.
Member, American Bar Association; Grange;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of heart
failure, in Meadville Medical
Center, Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
12, 2006 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Union Township, Crawford County, Pa.
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Laurence Hirsch Silberman (b. 1935) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., October
12, 1935.
U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1975-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-2000; took
senior status 2000.
Member, American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard A. Snyder (b. 1910) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa., March
26, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1961-84.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Austin Leander Staley (1902-1978) —
also known as Austin L. Staley —
of Fox Chapel, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
30, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; took
senior status 1967.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died August
3, 1978 (age 75 years, 216
days).
Interment at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Teitelbaum (b. 1915) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 2,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1970-.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; American
Arbitration Association; Order of
the Coif.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jack Teitelbaum and Anna (Wolk) Teitelbaum; married, December
2, 1949, to Maja Wahrheit. |
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Herman Toll (1907-1967) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine,
March
17, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-59; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-67 (6th District 1959-63,
4th District 1963-67).
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American
Jewish Congress.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1967 (age 60 years, 131
days).
Interment at Roosevelt
Memorial Park, Trevose, Pa.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) —
also known as Frank C. Walker —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 30,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1909-12; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-33; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1940-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1959 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; American Bar Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James Clark Work (1859-1926) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Dunbar Township, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1907-26; bank
director.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March
31, 1926 (age 67 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married, April
16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Edward P. Zemprelli (b. 1925) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Clairton, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 11,
1925.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1969-88.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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