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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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Timothy Arthur Barrow (b. 1934) —
also known as Timothy A. Barrow —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1934.
Republican. Banker;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1967-72; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1971-72; mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1974-76.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1976.
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Edward George Biester Jr. (b. 1931) —
also known as Edward G. Biester, Jr. —
of Furlong, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Trevose, Bucks
County, Pa., January
5, 1931.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1967-77.
United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) —
also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed
Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine";
"Magnetic Man" —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in West Brownsville, Washington
County, Pa., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856
(Honorary
Secretary); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1893 (age 62 years, 362
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine
Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and Maria Louise (Gillespie) Blaine; married,
June
30, 1850, to Harriet Stanwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who
married Truxtun
Beale); nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John
Hoge Ewing); grandfather of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | Political family: Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Robert
G. Ingersoll |
| | Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are
named for him. |
| | Mount
Blaine, in Park
County, Colorado, is named for
him. — The city
of Blaine,
Washington, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James G. Blaine (built 1942 at South
Portland, Maine; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | Politician named for him: J.
B. McLaughlin
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| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about James G. Blaine: Mark
Wahlgren Summers, Rum,
Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,
1884 — Edward P. Crapol, James
G. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney &
Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | Image source: William C. Roberts,
Leading Orators (1884) |
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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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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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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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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart
attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Peter John Daley II (b. 1950) —
also known as Peter J. Daley II; Pete
Daley —
of Coal Center, Washington
County, Pa.; California, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Brownsville General Hospital,
Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., August
8, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
mayor of the Borough of California, Pa., 1973-81; youngest
mayor in Pennsylvania at age 22; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 49th District, 1983-2003.
United Church of Christ or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2003.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married, February
12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
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Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., August
3, 1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-97; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1805-14; died in office 1814.
Congregationalist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1814 (age 58 years, 272
days).
Interment at Exeter
Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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William Kirk Greer (b. 1873) —
also known as William K. Greer —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Textile mill
agent; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1923-24; director, North Adams National Bank;
vice-president, North Adams Savings
Bank.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Greer and Caroline (Kirk) Greer; married, October
18, 1898, to Sarah M. Walker. |
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Louis Benjamin Hanna (1861-1948) —
also known as Louis B. Hanna —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August
9, 1861.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1895-97; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1897-1901, 1905-09; North Dakota
Republican state chair, 1902-08, 1925; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1909-13; Governor of
North Dakota, 1913-17; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1926 (Republican).
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., April
23, 1948 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
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Ralph W. Hess (b. 1939) —
of Spring Grove, York
County, Pa.
Born in Fawn Grove, York
County, Pa., December
25, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1971-90.
Congregationalist; later United Church of Christ.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Avon W. Hess and Marian (Jamison) Hess; married, December
25, 1963, to Ruth Sprenkle. |
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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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Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) —
also known as Albert W. Jefferis —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died September
14, 1942 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Edward E. Jones (b. 1867) —
also known as "Good Roads Jones" —
of Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
25, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
dairy
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Susquehanna County, 1907-09;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1917-24.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
1, 1831.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Herbert Stanley MacDonald (1907-1998) —
also known as Herbert S. MacDonald —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1947-48; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1957-72; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1972-.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Webster MacDonald and Bessie (Bowman) MacDonald; married,
March
2, 1933, to Margaretta Wolff Miller. |
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Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason (1842-1937) —
also known as Charles P. H. Nason —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
7, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
writer;
lecturer;
U.S. Consul in Grenoble, 1901-11.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Died in 1937
(age about
94 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Republican. Rancher; hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married, May 28,
1886, to Eva J. Voorhees. |
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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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