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Alex Michael Azar (b. 1967) —
also known as Alex Azar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., June 17,
1967.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of U.S. division, Eli Lily & Co. (pharmaceuticals),
2012-17; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2018-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist; director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage
Co.; postmaster at Gettysburg,
Pa., 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) —
also known as Laurence P. Bonfoey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., June 29,
1884.
Democrat. Insurance
business; vice-president, Monroe Drug Company; president,
Monroe Color and
Chemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Illinois Aeronautics
Commission, 1933-37.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 12,
1948 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married, June 17,
1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe. |
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Lewis Dunham Brown (1866-1941) —
also known as L. D. Brown —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Browntown, Bradford
County, Pa., April
12, 1866.
Druggist; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-12, 1917-18 (District 48
1909-12, District 53 1917-18).
Died in Finlayson, Pine
County, Minn., September
18, 1941 (age 75 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Chalfant (1819-1899) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1819.
Democrat. Druggist; newspaper
editor; postmaster at Danville,
Pa., 1853-61, 1885-90, 1894-99; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1873-75 (15th District 1873-74, 24th District 1875).
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., 1899
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Danville, Pa.
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Mitchell Elias Daniels (b. 1949) —
also known as Mitch Daniels; "The
Blade" —
of Indiana.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., April 7,
1949.
Chief of staff for Sen. Richard
Lugar, 1977-82; executive director, National Republican
Senatorial Committee, 1983-84; president, North American
Pharmaceutical Operations, Eli Lilly & Co., 1993-97; director,
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 2001-03; Governor of
Indiana, 2005-13; president,
Purdue University, 2013-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Archibald S. Dickson (b. 1834) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born near Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
8, 1834.
Druggist; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1871-72; president, Missouri & Pacific Railroad,
1878-79; president, Meadville Railroad,
1883.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Dickson and Mary (Frazier) Dickson. |
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Anthony J. Di Silvestro (b. 1904) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 15,
1904.
Democrat. Pharmacist; newspaper
publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1937-66.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. Guiseppe Di Silvestro and Mary (Califano) Di Silvestro; married
to Mary Angela Perseo. |
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frank L. Glotzbach (born c.1873) —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1873.
Pharmacist; mayor
of Faribault, Minn., 1900; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (28th District 1907-14, 18th District
1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Bonner Hines (b. 1880) —
also known as Charles B. Hines —
of Stoneboro, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Stoneboro, Mercer
County, Pa., January
31, 1880.
Democrat. Druggist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924;
chair
of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Philip Hines and Lizzie E. (Bonner) Hines; married to Harriet
Welch. |
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John Philip Hines (b. 1846) —
also known as John P. Hines —
of Stoneboro, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
27, 1846.
Democrat. Druggist; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1891-92;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Hines and Julia Ann (Howard) Hines; married 1876 to Lizzie
E. Bonner; father of Charles
Bonner Hines. |
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Paul W. Houck (1866-1939) —
of Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., May 5,
1866.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Schuylkill County, 1909; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1917-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920,
1928;
chair
of Schuylkill County Republican Party, 1927.
Died March 8,
1939 (age 72 years, 307
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa.
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Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (1835-1913) —
also known as Cornelius C. Jadwin —
of Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
27, 1835.
Republican. Civil and mining engineer;
druggist; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1881-83.
Died in Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa., August
17, 1913 (age 78 years, 143
days).
Interment at Glen
Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Pa.
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L. P. Jenkins (b. 1862) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa., December
20, 1862.
Republican. Druggist; postmaster;
mayor
of Lead, S.Dak.; elected 1894, 1898; member of South
Dakota state senate 38th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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George S. J. Keen (b. 1874) —
of Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Wiconisco, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 12,
1874.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Dauphin County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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J. M. Mitchell Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Jersey, 1866.
Physician;
druggist; U.S. Consular Agent in San Pedro Sula, 1891-1925.
Burial location unknown.
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Alphonso Valdeze Penn (1851-1945) —
also known as A. V. Penn —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1851.
Democrat. Pharmacist; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1904.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, 1945
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Sidney
Cemetery, Sidney, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Newton Penn and Emily (Rickey) Penn; married 1874 to Mary
Zinzie Gray. |
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memorial |
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Ray Vaughn Pierce (1840-1914) —
also known as Ray V. Pierce —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Stark, Herkimer
County, N.Y., August
6, 1840.
Republican. Physician;
patent medicine manufacturer; member of New York
state senate, 1877-78; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1879-80; resigned
1880.
Died in St. Vincent Island, Franklin
County, Fla., February
4, 1914 (age 73 years, 182
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles W. Smithgall (b. 1945) —
also known as Charlie Smithgall —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born September
20, 1945.
Republican. Pharmacist; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1998-2006; defeated, 2005, 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Plymouth Warren Snyder (1851-1943) —
also known as Plymouth W. Snyder —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., March 1,
1851.
Republican. Druggist; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District,
1911-14; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1915-26.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., December
19, 1943 (age 92 years, 293
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Snyder and Sarah C. (Bowers) Snyder; married to Cora Eleanor
Moore. |
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memorial |
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Albert H. Stites (1858-1935) —
also known as A. H. Stites —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dauphin
County, Pa., March 2,
1858.
Republican. Merchant;
druggist; mayor
of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1896-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Sioux
Falls, S.Dak., 1905-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
16, 1935 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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George J. Tallman (1824-1906) —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 6,
1824.
Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor
of Coffeyville, Kan., 1873.
Methodist.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., July 10,
1906 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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Harve Tibbott (1885-1969) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Cambria Township, Cambria
County, Pa., May 27,
1885.
Republican. Pharmacist; banker; Cambria
County Treasurer, 1932-35; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-49 (27th District 1939-45,
26th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948.
Died in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., December
31, 1969 (age 84 years, 218
days).
Interment at Lloyd
Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
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Charles Young (1867-1956) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1867.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1905-08.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., March
23, 1956 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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