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Edward Bivens Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor
of Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene
Edna Stewart. |
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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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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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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 |
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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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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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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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