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Alvin Ray Bush (1893-1959) —
also known as Alvin Bush —
of Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Boggs Township, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 4,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
repair business; owner of a bus line; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-59 (15th District 1951-53,
17th District 1953-59); died in office 1959.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
5, 1959 (age 66 years, 154
days).
Interment at Twin
Hills Cemetery, Montoursville, Pa.
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Oscar Stephen Gill (1880-1947) —
also known as Oscar S. Gill —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in St. Lawrence, Cambria
County, Pa., April 3,
1880.
Republican. Garage business; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1932-33, 1934-36; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1945-47; died
in office 1947; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1947; died in
office 1947.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, November
18, 1947 (age 67 years, 229
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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John J. McCreesh (b. 1881) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August, 1881.
Democrat. Garage owner; real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1935-46, 1951-74 (4th District 1935-46, 1951-68,
8th District 1969-74).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter J. McCreesh and Mary Ann (Campbell) McCreesh; married to
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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