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Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) —
also known as Francis W. H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 26,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New York
City Police
Commissioner, 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from heart
failure, in the Devon Manor convalescent
home, Devon, Chester
County, Pa., April
20, 1990 (age 85 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married, June 21,
1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; cotton
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Beta Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) —
also known as Charles M. Bakewell —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
24, 1867.
Republican. University
professor; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Elks; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
19, 1957 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 27,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1935-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died September
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87
days).
Interment at Washington
Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October
14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter; married, August
18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell. |
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James Slingluff Boyd (1883-1935) —
also known as James S. Boyd —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 11,
1883.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1919-22, 1927-35; died in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi.
Died March
13, 1935 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Murdoch Clark (1863-1947) —
also known as James M. Clark —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., December
15, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; Pittsburgh director of public safety, 1926-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Beta Theta Pi.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
12, 1947 (age 83 years, 59
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark and Margaret Donaldson (Mevey) Clark; married, May 3,
1893, to Jean McClane Swan; married 1929 to
Virginia J. Peters. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles N. Crosby —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, September
29, 1876.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union
League; Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Oxford, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; burgess
of Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1960; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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