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Willard F. Agnew Jr. (1924-1961) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
30, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-61; died in office 1961.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died, from complications of acute bronchial
congestion, in a hospital
at Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
14, 1961 (age 36 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard F. Agnew and Jean (Fischer) Agnew; married, September
13, 1952, to Norma Ann Graham. |
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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 W. Alexander (1904-1992) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., October
28, 1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Died May 16,
1992 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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King Alexander (b. 1895) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., August
23, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; newspaper
editor; chair of
Franklin County Democratic Party, 1920-22; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander and Annetta Haines (King)
Alexander. |
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Wilbur McClure Alter (1879-1967) —
also known as Wilbur M. Alter —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Colorado 4th District, 1923-28; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1928-33, 1944-57; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1955-57.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in July, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. G. Alter and Ada V. (Lutz) Alter; married, February
6, 1923, to Florence E. Christy. |
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George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) —
also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in New Jersey, 1864.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1912;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Member, American Legion; American Medical
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Epsilon.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1932 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. |
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Louis Willard Antisdel (b. 1925) —
also known as Louis W. Antisdel —
of Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1925.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972,
1976.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Gibson E. Armstrong —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-84; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1985-2004.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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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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Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) —
of Upland, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upland, Delaware
County, Pa., February
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1961-2002.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Exchange
Club; Reserve
Officers Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary Isabel
James. |
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Leonard J. Bodack (b. 1932) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
10, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1979-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Slovene
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; AFSCME;
Moose;
Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph J. Bodack and Mary Y. (Spehar) Bodack; married to Shirley
M. Wagner. |
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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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David Megle Boies (b. 1895) —
also known as David M. Boies —
of Clairton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., December
15, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
candidate for mayor
of Clairton, Pa., 1933; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District, 1936-60.
Member, Delta
Sigma Delta; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christine Marie (Moegle) Boies and David Henry Boies; married to
Mabel E. Smith. |
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner of
war in Germany; lawyer; insurance
broker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died in
office 1965.
Member, American Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
Died, from an infection,
in University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
20, 1965 (age 47 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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Michael Joseph Bradley (1897-1979) —
also known as Michael J. Bradley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1937-47; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1979 (age 82 years, 187
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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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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Homer S. Brown (b. 1896) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
23, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District, 1935.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Brown and Maira W. (Rowlette) Brown; married to
Wilhelmina Byrd. |
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance
business; partner, Queen Lumber
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April
22, 1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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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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Frank A. Carroll (b. 1919) —
of Gates town, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa., April
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1967-74.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) —
also known as J. Mitchell Chase —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Richey, Clearfield
County, Pa., December
19, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., January
1, 1945 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Henry J. Cianfrani (1923-2002) —
also known as "Buddy Brown"; "The
Pizza" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in a hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
19, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1967-78.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Sons of
Italy.
Convicted
in 1977 on federal charges of racketeering and mail fraud for padding
his Senate payroll; sentenced
to five years in federal prison;
served 27 months; released in 1980.
Died, following a stroke,
in Hahnemann University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 3,
2002 (age 79 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper; married to Helen
Lillian Weisheit. |
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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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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance
business; member of New York
state senate, 1961-70 (3rd District 1961-65, 4th District 1966,
3rd District 1967-70); chair, New York State Harness Racing
Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
13, 1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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Paul Bartram Dague (1898-1974) —
also known as Paul B. Dague —
of Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Whitford, Chester
County, Pa., May 19,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Chester
County Sheriff, 1944-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1947-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Grange.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., December
2, 1974 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years,
92 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) —
also known as Clyde R. Dengler —
of Newtown Square, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Fleetwood, Berks
County, Pa., May 10,
1899.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1969-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, National
Education Association; American Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1992 (age 93 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks;
American Legion.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Lee A. Donaldson Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Etna, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
11, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Katherine Marner. |
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Benjamin R. Donolow —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1955-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964.
Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (1891-1949) —
also known as Frank J. G. Dorsey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
26, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1935-39; defeated,
1938.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sigma
Nu; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 13,
1949 (age 58 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer
and strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12,
1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
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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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Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) —
also known as Edwin D. Eshleman —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Quarryville, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
4, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
10, 1985 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Millersville
Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
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John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) —
also known as John C. Evans —
of Ridley Park, Delaware
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans; married, January
7, 1920, to Augusta Caroline Rodemann. |
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor;
oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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Ivor David Fenton (1889-1986) —
also known as Ivor D. Fenton —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., August
3, 1889.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45,
12th District 1945-63); defeated, 1962; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Medical
Association.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81
days).
Interment at German
Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
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Dennis Michael Fisher (b. 1944) —
also known as D. Michael Fisher; Mike
Fisher —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
7, 1944.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1981-96; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; Republican candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1994 (primary), 2002; Pennsylvania
state attorney general; elected 1996, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Elks;
American Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
On a hunting
trip, he suffered a heart
attack while sitting in his
Jeep, holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on Fox
Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Davis Foster (1880-1944) —
also known as Samuel D. Foster —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1880.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on roads, sewers, and water works projects in
Cuba and the Panama Canal Zone; chief engineer, Allegheny County Road
Department; chief engineer, Pennsylvania State Highway Department;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1924-27; Allegheny
County Recorder of Deeds, 1928-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
9, 1944 (age 63 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander D. Foster and Amanda (Auld) Foster; married, June 29,
1905, to charlotta Adams; married, January
25, 1915, to Helen Trego Bradley; married, June 27,
1942, to Mercedes A. Cohill. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph,
September 10, 1944 |
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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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Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 14,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1951-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed; married to Betty
Arline McMillan. |
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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George William Gekas (b. 1930) —
also known as George W. Gekas —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., April
14, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1967-74; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1983-2003;
defeated, 2002.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Legion; Order of
Ahepa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Laurence V. Gibb (1899-1967) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; auditor;
workman's
compensation referee; justice of the peace; investigator;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-66; burgess
of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 1957-61; mayor
of Sewickley, Pa., 1961-65.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died July 31,
1967 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Sewickley
Cemetery, Sewickley, Pa.
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George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) —
also known as George A. Goodling —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., September
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., October
17, 1982 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Pa.
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William Thomas Granahan (1895-1956) —
also known as William T. Granahan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-56;
defeated, 1946; died in office 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., May 25,
1956 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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William Joseph Green Jr. (1910-1963) —
also known as William J. Green, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1946; died in office 1963; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1963 (age 53 years, 291
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) —
also known as Freeman Hankins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., September
30, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Amvets;
NAACP;
Freemasons;
American
Woodmen; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1988 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
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Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
9, 1960 (age 60 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Edward W. Helfrick (b. 1928) —
also known as Ed Helfrick —
of Elysburg, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., March
11, 1928.
Republican. Mining
contractor; director, First National Trust Bank;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1981-2004.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Helfrick and Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Helfrick; married to
Rosemarie Ciokajlo. |
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Elmer Joseph Holland (1894-1968) —
also known as Elmer J. Holland —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1942-43, 1956-68 (33rd District
1942-43, 30th District 1956-63, 20th District 1963-68); died in
office 1968; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1943-56.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; United
Steelworkers of America.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., August
9, 1968 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) —
of Trucksville, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Forty Fort, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
15, 1977 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shavertown, Pa.
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Thomas J. Kalman (1917-2012) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa., December
21, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1957-70.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., June 9,
2012 (age 94 years, 171
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Kalman and Susan (Danko) Kalman; married to Clare Reagan
and Donna Forrai. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Walter T. Kamyk (1913-1979) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
18, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; auditor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rd
District, 1949-63.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets.
Died October
26, 1979 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Etna, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Kamyk and Anna Kamyk; married to Wanda
Plucinski. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) —
also known as Peter J. Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., June 27,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58);
defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) —
also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter —
of New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in McDonald, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
3, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984.
Member, Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
Italy.
Indicted
in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges
of embezzlement
at the U.S. House post office; pleaded
guilty in May 1996.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Republican. Banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Glen R. Law (b. 1897) —
of Sharpsville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Raymilton, Venango
County, Pa., May 7,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1935-38.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oren B. Law and Margaret E. (Ramsey) Law; married to Byrdella
Boyd. |
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George Michael Leader (1918-2013) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Amvets;
American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Hershey, Westmoreland
County, Pa., May 9,
2013 (age 95 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Lentz (1920-1977) —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1965-76.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
1, 2003 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur J. Madar (b. 1905) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Cambria
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1954 (Republican), 1956 (Republican), 1958 (Democratic primary), 1960
(Democratic primary); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st
District, 1961-62; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1962; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Madar and Anna (Seman) Madar; married to Clara Barbara
Dettloff. |
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Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 18,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1935-62.
Member, American Legion; Odd
Fellows; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery; married
1939 to
Ethel Plummer. |
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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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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire
Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March
19, 1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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James Anthony McCall (b. 1955) —
also known as James A. McCall; Jim McCall —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in a hospital
at Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
26, 1955.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Died, from acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married, October
2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father of John
P. McKinney. |
| | | The Stewart B. McKinney Transportation
Center (built 1987), in Stamford,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — The Stewart B. McKinney National
Wildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow Wildlife
Refuge; renamed 1987), in Fairfield,
New
Haven, and Middlesex
counties, Connecticut, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leo J. McLaughlin (1917-1983) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Allison Park, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 28,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; assessor;
athletic
coach; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 5th
District; elected 1954, 1960.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in April, 1983
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucille Alice Dunseth. |
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Martin Charles Mihm (1898-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Mihm —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
5, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1934; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1936-62 (Allegheny County 7th
District 1936-54, Allegheny County 11th District 1955-62).
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died June 1,
1967 (age 68 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Mihm and Kate (Artz) Mihm; married, June 29,
1931, to Cecelia Mathilda Hepp. |
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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William Singer Moorhead (1923-1987) —
also known as William S. Moorhead —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 8,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-81 (28th District 1959-63,
14th District 1963-81).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Amvets;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
3, 1987 (age 64 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Thomas Martin Nolan (b. 1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Nolan —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1971-78.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph O'Connell (1894-1949) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1945-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
16, 1949 (age 55 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward O'Connell and Mary (Murphy) O'Connell; married, June 22,
1927, to Marie V. Shea. |
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Donald O. Oesterling (b. 1927) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., June 2,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1965-72; defeated, 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2000.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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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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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Phillips (1887-1983) —
of Banning, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
11, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1932-36; member of California
state senate, 1936-42; U.S.
Representative from California, 1943-57 (22nd District 1943-53,
29th District 1953-57); delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
18, 1983 (age 96 years, 98
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Lawrence C. Phipps Jr. (b. 1886) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 30,
1886.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electric
utility executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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David John Pizzoli (1913-1976) —
also known as David J. Pizzoli —
of Atlas, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Atlas, Northumberland
County, Pa., January
16, 1913.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Died, of heart and
lung
problems, in Mahoning Township, Montour
County, Pa., September
3, 1976 (age 63 years, 231
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pa.
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Lewis Wesley Rathgeber Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Lewis W. Rathgeber, Jr. —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., March
22, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Frederick Bernard Rooney (b. 1925) —
also known as Fred B. Rooney —
of Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., November
6, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1959-63; resigned 1963; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1963-79;
defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Amvets;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1998.
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James Patrick Rossiter (1890-1943) —
also known as James P. Rossiter —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1928; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1932-36.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., September
26, 1943 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis T. Rossiter, Sr. and Elizabeth C. 'Lizzie' (Griffin)
Rossiter. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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George William Sarbacher Jr. (1919-1973) —
also known as George W. Sarbacher, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1973 (age 53 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
14, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; taxicab
driver; physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
13, 1966 (age 65 years, 183
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to Amanda
Gilmore. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Thomas Edward Scanlon (1896-1955) —
also known as Thomas E. Scanlon —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
18, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; officer,
Local 9, Printing Pressman's Union; delegate to
Pittsburgh Central Labor Union; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45 (30th District 1941-43,
16th District 1943-45); defeated, 1944; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
9, 1955 (age 58 years, 325
days).
Interment at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Herman Theodore Schneebeli (1907-1982) —
also known as Herman T. Schneebeli —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 7,
1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1960-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 6,
1982 (age 74 years, 303
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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Richard Taylor Schulze (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard T. Schulze —
of Wayne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
7, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1975-93.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died, from complications of an infection,
in AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center, Pomona, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 31,
2015 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) —
also known as Herbert B. Shonk —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pneumonia,
following a heart
attack, in White Plains Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
26, 1930 (age 48 years, 333
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Joseph Francis Smith (1920-1999) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
24, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 4th District, 1971-80; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northeastern Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 14,
1999 (age 79 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
13, 1991 (age 64 years, 176
days).
Interment at Shelburne
Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt.
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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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Patrick James Stapleton (1924-2001) —
also known as Patrick J. Stapleton —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1924.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 41st District, 1969-2000; defeated, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
13, 2001 (age 77 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August
6, 1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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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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Ronald L. Thompson (b. 1899) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., August
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1941-42, 1949-60; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis D. Thompson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Thompson; married to
Elsie Marie Calvert. |
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building
inspector; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos; married, May 9,
1942, to Helen Bambrick. |
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James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) —
also known as James E. Van Zandt —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., December
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in
Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District
1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Grange;
Eagles;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John J. Vaughan (born c.1908) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Played professional
football with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1930s; investigator;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1953-58 (Allegheny
County 8th District 1947-48, 1953-54, Allegheny County 12th District
1955-58); defeated, 1960 (Allegheny County 12th District), 1964
(Allegheny County 1st District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1972.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Equity; American Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Wade (b. 1893) —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Emlenton, Venango
County, Pa., August
13, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1930-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1941-74.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Walsh —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Contractor;
assessor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1953-60.
Member, American Legion; Moose; Eagles;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Royal Wheeler (1889-1935) —
Born in Tidioute, Warren
County, Pa., 1889.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1923-35.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1935
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Tidioute Cemetery, Tidioute, Pa.
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Lawrence Gordon Williams (1913-1975) —
also known as Lawrence G. Williams —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1967-75.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Lions.
Died July 13,
1975 (age 61 years, 301
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Memorial Park, Thornton, Pa.
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Lloyd H. Wood (1896-1964) —
of Collegeville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Grampian, Clearfield
County, Pa., October
25, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1947-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
15, 1964 (age 67 years, 113
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Wood and Maude (Goss) Wood; married to Helen L.
Blithe. |
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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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