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Walter C. Adams Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., August
22, 1936.
Democrat. Scientist;
university professor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams; married 1962 to Nancy
L. Baier. |
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Roy Leslie Austin (b. 1939) —
also known as Roy L. Austin —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Kingstown, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, December
13, 1939.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; university professor; U.S.
Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 2001-09.
African
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Minister;
missionary;
university professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961-64.
Christian
Reformed; later Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from sepsis,
in Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, N.J.
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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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Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) —
also known as Thomas M. Balliet —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Mahoning, Carbon
County, Pa., March 1,
1852.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; university professor; dean, School of
Education, New York University, 1904-19; Law Preservation candidate
for New York
state senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1942 (age 89 years, 354
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph at Lehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa.
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Robert Heron Bork (1927-2012) —
also known as Robert H. Bork —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1927.
Lawyer;
law professor; U.S. Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned
1988.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;
rejected by the Senate.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
19, 2012 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Fairfax
Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
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Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) —
also known as Martin G. Brumbaugh; "Hercules of the
Educational World" —
of Huntingdon
County, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Township, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April
14, 1862.
Republican. Huntingdon
County Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90; university
professor; president,
Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education,
1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Brethren.
German
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., March
14, 1930 (age 67 years, 334
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married 1884 to Anna
Konigmacher; married, January
29, 1916, to Flora Belle Parks. |
| | | Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall at
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh:
Earl C. Kaylor, Jr., Martin
Grove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman to
Bedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930 |
| | | Image source: Smull's Legislative Hand
Book and Manual 1916 |
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Tony Campolo (b. 1935) —
of St. Davids, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1935.
Democrat. Minister;
university professor; member, Platform Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Perry Amherst Carpenter (1881-1957) —
also known as Perry A. Carpenter —
of Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Benton Township, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
29, 1881.
Professor of mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima,
N.Y., 1910; later high school
teacher; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1909; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1912.
Co-author of mathematics and algebra textbooks.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1957
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hampton Lawrence Carson (b. 1852) —
also known as Hampton L. Carson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Carson and Mary (Hollingsworth) Carson; married, April
14, 1880, to Anna Lea Baker. |
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Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) —
also known as Edward F. Cooke —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69; Allegheny
County Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1968.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and renal
failure, in a hospice
at Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., August
12, 2002 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to Dorothy
Cleary. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,
December 27, 1967 |
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
University professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days). His body was
donated to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)
Counts. |
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Nathaniel Neiman Craley Jr. (1927-2006) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1927.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; college instructor; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1965-67.
Lutheran.
Died in Glen Rock, York
County, Pa., June 18,
2006 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
5, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25;
U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
7, 1839.
Lawyer;
law professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1892-1909.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died January
21, 1917 (age 77 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Leon de la Cova (1822-1879) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
1822.
University professor; Vice-Consul
for Colombia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1867-77; Consul
for Venezuela in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1869-77.
Venezuelan
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
26, 1879 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) —
also known as Maurice F. Egan —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1852.
University professor; author;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1907-17.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) —
also known as Charles C. Ellis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1874.
School
teacher; pastor;
college professor; president,
Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Brethren.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 27,
1950 (age 75 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis; married, December
25, 1902, to Emma Susan Nice. |
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Charles Rosenberry Erdman Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Charles R. Erdman, Jr. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
25, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; mayor
of Princeton, N.J., 1936-45, 1948-49; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1958-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1960
(delegation chair).
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
15, 1984 (age 87 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marvin Lionel Esch (1927-2010) —
also known as Marvin L. Esch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flinton, Cambria
County, Pa., August
4, 1927.
Republican. University professor; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1990.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 19,
2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) —
also known as John C. Evans —
of Ridley Park, Delaware
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college professor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans; married, January
7, 1920, to Augusta Caroline Rodemann. |
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Robert Filner (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Filner —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1942.
Democrat. University professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (50th District
1993-2003, 51st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; Navy
League; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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John K. Finley (d. 1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. College professor; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1885.
Burial location unknown.
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William Alan Fletcher (b. 1945) —
also known as William A. Fletcher —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 6,
1945.
Lawyer;
law professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1998-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur R. Gemberling —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. College teacher; real estate
broker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, as of 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college professor.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) —
also known as Newton Leroy McPherson; "Nuclear
Newt" —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 17,
1943.
Republican. College professor; author; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated,
1974, 1976; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1995-99.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
Reprimanded
in 1997 by the House of Representatives, and fined
$300,000, over false
statements he had made during an investigation of his use of
tax-exempt organizations for partisan
advocacy.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson;
married, June 19,
1962, to Jackie Battley; married, August
8, 1981, to Marianne Ginther; married, August
18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of Robert
Gingrich. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Encyclopedia
of American Loons |
| | | Books by Newt Gingrich: Winning
The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America
(2005) — Saving
Lives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, with
Dana Pavey & Anne Woodbury — To
Renew America (1995) — Lessons
Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998) — Ronald
Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, with Callista Gingrich & David
N. Bossie (2011) — A
Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters
(2011) |
| | | Fiction by Newt Gingrich: Gettysburg:
A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen —
Grant
Comes East, with William R. Forstchen — Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R.
Forstchen — 1945,
with William R. Forstchen |
| | | Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely,
The
Gentleman from Georgia : The Biography of Newt
Gingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | | Critical books about Newt Gingrich:
David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf, Tell
Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal
How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K.
Wilson, Newt
Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., July 29,
1889.
Democrat. Law professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died in
office 1962.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons.
Died June 25,
1962 (age 72 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich; married to
Edith Eastman and Natalie E. Murphy; married, September
23, 1940, to Mary Dern Baxter. |
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law professor; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union
League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Archibald Edmund Gray (b. 1900) —
also known as Archibald E. Gray —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
16, 1900.
Chemist;
college instructor; U.S. Vice Consul in Callao-Lima, 1929-31; Bordeaux, 1931-33; U.S. Consul in Helsingfors, as of 1938; Halifax, as of 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Gray III (1941-2013) —
also known as William H. Gray III; Bill
Gray —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., August
20, 1941.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; college professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1979-91; resigned
1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1984;
president and CEO, United Negro College Fund, 1991-2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in London, England,
July
1, 2013 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) —
also known as Richard T. Greener; R. T.
Greener —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1844.
University professor; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Bombay, 1898; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Vladivostok, 1898-1905.
African
ancestry.
First
Black graduate of Harvard, 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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John Samuel Hagelin (b. 1954) —
also known as John Hagelin —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 9,
1954.
University professor; physicist;
Natural Law candidate for President
of the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000.
Still living as of 2020.
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James Denton Hancock (b. 1837) —
also known as James D. Hancock; "Nya Gua
Hai"; "Grizzy Bear" —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 9,
1837.
Democrat. University professor; lawyer;
solicitor, Allegeny Valley Railroad,
1877-88; solicitor, New York and Philadelphia Railroad,
1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad,
from 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1892 (27th District), 1894
(at-large).
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Economic Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Beth H. Harwell (b. 1957) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 24,
1957.
Republican. University professor; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 2004,
2008
(alternate); member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 56th District, 2007.
Female.
Church
of Christ.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) —
also known as William H. Hastie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
17, 1904.
Lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean, Howard
University law school, 1939-46; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took
senior status 1971.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons;
American
Civil Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1943.
Died, at Suburban General Hospital,
East Norriton, Montgomery
County, Pa., April
14, 1976 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Churchill Houston (c.1746-1788) —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., about 1746.
College professor; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85; lawyer;
clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1781-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis,
while lodging at an inn in
Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
12, 1788 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cortlandt town, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
law professor; writer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Port
of New York, 1914-19.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
3, 1940 (age 72 years, 256
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe; married 1904 to Marie
H. Jenney. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Benjamin Mayham Hulley (1898-1991) —
also known as Benjamin M. Hulley —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa., June 28,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; university
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Stockholm, 1924-29; U.S. Consul in Stockholm, 1929; Dublin, 1929-34; Nantes, 1934-37; Paris, 1937-38; Sault Ste. Marie, 1940; Reykjavik, as of 1944; Helsinki, as of 1945.
Died in January, 1991
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Irvine (1858-1931) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law professor;
Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907; member, New York
State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died June 23,
1931 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications,
2002-04; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Cremated.
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Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) —
also known as Ted Kaufman —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
15, 1939.
Democrat. Engineer;
administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Joe
Biden, 1976-95; college professor; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009.
Irish,
Jewish,
and Russian
ancestry.
Died in 2010
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Winthrop Welles Ketchum (1820-1879) —
also known as Winthrop W. Ketchum; Winthrop Welles
Ketcham —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 29,
1820.
Republican. College teacher; lawyer; Luzerne
County Prothonotary, 1855-57; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1858; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1860-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1875-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1876-79;
died in office 1879.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
6, 1879 (age 59 years, 160
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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James William Marshall (1822-1910) —
also known as James W. Marshall —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Clarke
County, Va., August
14, 1822.
College professor; U.S. Consul in Leeds, 1861-64; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1874.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
5, 1910 (age 87 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carlisle, Pa.
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Richard T. McSorley (1914-2002) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
2, 1914.
Democrat. Jesuit
priest; university professor; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1968.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
17, 2002 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Interment at Georgetown University Jesuit Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Republican. College instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of
education, 1955-67; candidate for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton; married 1941 to Albert
F. Milford, Jr. |
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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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Jesse Ormondroyd (1897-1975) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
7, 1897.
Democrat. Professor of mechanical
engineering, University of Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1953.
Died, following a stroke,
at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
6, 1975 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Ormondroyd and Jeannette (Wrighton) Ormondroyd; married to
Kathleen Felton. |
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George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Devon, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; orator;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 94 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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John Himes Pitman (1890-1950) —
also known as John H. Pitman —
of Swarthmore, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Conshohocken, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 7,
1890.
Democrat. Astronomer;
college professor; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died in Swarthmore, Delaware
County, Pa., September
23, 1950 (age 60 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Pitman, Jr. and Carrie May (Himes) Pitman; married to
Elsie Anders. |
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to Agnes
Marie Haun. |
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James Madison Porter (1793-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
6, 1793.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; law
professor; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania state
legislature, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Founder,
in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
11, 1862 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Paul W. O. Preisler (1902-1971) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Missouri, May 31,
1902.
Socialist. Chemist;
college instructor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1934, 1936, 1938;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died November
20, 1971 (age 69 years, 173
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Abbey, St. Louis, Mo.
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer;
college teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Pruner (born c.1867) —
of Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., about 1867.
Republican. College lecturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) —
also known as Tom Rooney —
of Tequesta, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1970.
Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen. Connie
Mack III; lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17th
District 2013).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) —
also known as Wilfred H. Schoff —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Newtonville, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
27, 1874.
Lecturer; Honorary
Consul for Bolivia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1898-1929; Honorary
Consul for Peru in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1898-1921; Vice-Consul
for Panama in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.
Killed when hit by a
car in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., September
14, 1932 (age 57 years, 292
days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later.
Original interment at Brotherhood Cemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 at
Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married, June 20,
1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Courier-Post (Camden,
N.J.), October 3, 1932 |
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George Sharswood (1810-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1810.
Lawyer;
law professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1837; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1845-67; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-82.
Presbyterian.
Died May 28,
1883 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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The World War II Liberty
ship SS George Sharswood (built 1943 at Baltimore,
Maryland; scrapped 1962) was named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "This monument, erected by
membes of the Philadelphia bar, commemorates the genius and virtues
of one distinguished as a legal author and professor of law,
President Judge of the District Court, Associate and Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John W. Slayton (1863-1935) —
of New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.; McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Virginia, 1863.
Socialist. Carpenter;
lecturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1900 (at-large), 1924 (35th
District); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1902, 1910, 1926; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930, 1932.
Member, Carpenters
Union.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 5,
1935 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., 1892.
Democrat. University professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.
Died, of heart
failure, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., May 11,
1984 (age about 91
years). Body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Democrat. Pastor;
college professor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March
31, 1864.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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George Tucker (1775-1861) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in St. Georges, Bermuda,
August
20, 1775.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1819-25 (15th District 1819-21, 6th
District 1821-25); university professor.
Slaveowner.
Died in Sherwood, Albemarle
County, Va., April
10, 1861 (age 85 years, 233
days).
Interment at University
of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Preacher;
university professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Richard Alsop Wise (1843-1900) —
of Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
2, 1843.
Republican. College professor; member of Virginia state
legislature, 1880; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1898-99, 1900; died in
office 1900.
Died in Williamsburg,
Va., December
21, 1900 (age 57 years, 110
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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