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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
27, 1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Donald Heston Eaton (1923-2000) —
also known as Donald H. Eaton —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Lost Creek, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
29, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
automobile dealer; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 2000 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Oakmont, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bernard Eaton and Georgia Alice (Heston) Eaton; married to
Lois Nicholas. |
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Ronald E. Forcht (c.1936-2002) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., about 1936.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of
Butler, Pa., 1982-86.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 8,
2002 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Butler, Pa.
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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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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August
7, 1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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George Joseph Kelly Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Mike Kelly —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1948.
Republican. Automobile dealer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 2011-21 (3rd District 2011-19,
16th District 2019-21).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2021.
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John Armand Lafore Jr. (1905-1993) —
also known as John A. Lafore, Jr. —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Bala, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;
president, Kellett Aircraft
Corp., 1961.
Member, Union
League.
Died January
24, 1993 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions; Rotary;
Eagles.
Inducted, Automotive Hall of
Fame, 1982.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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