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Jerome T. Ailman (b. 1849) —
of near Thompsontown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., October
5, 1849.
School
teacher; merchant;
farmer; People's candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1894; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1896; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1907-10.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Alexander —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Woodward Township, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897-1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Anderson (1719-1793) —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., July 24,
1719.
Farmer; sawmill
owner; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1778-81.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in 1793
(age about
73 years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church, Paoli, Pa.
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Samuel Waddell Atkinson (1839-1925) —
also known as Samuel W. Atkinson —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
28, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1893-94.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., July 22,
1925 (age 86 years, 85
days).
Interment at West
Alexander Memorial Cemetery, West Alexander, Pa.
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Alonzo P. Beeman (b. 1841) —
of Jones, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1907-10.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward McMathers Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Republican. Farmer; hotel
manager; director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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William Howard Berkey (1874-1952) —
also known as William H. Berkey —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1952 (age 78 years, 27
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March
20, 1865.
Farmer; banker; mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August
5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo. |
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William A. Blair (b. 1882) —
of Elwood, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1882.
Republican. Mechanical
engineer; farmer; Atlantic
County Freeholder, 1916-17; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1918-23.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Henry Boehmer (b. 1853) —
of Fulton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pennsylvania, July 11,
1853.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Tannyhill Bressler (1849-1935) —
also known as John T. Bressler —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
14, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1880; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); government director for
Union Pacific Railroad,
1897.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb., October
23, 1935 (age 86 years, 282
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Johannes Daniel C. Bressler and Mary Ann (Tannyhill) Bressler;
married 1880 to Julia
Fair. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Martin Brunges (1827-1903) —
of Northmoreland Township, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Northmoreland Township, Luzerne County (now Wyoming
County), Pa., May 11,
1827.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1872-73.
German
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Northmoreland Township, Wyoming
County, Pa., April
28, 1903 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at Marsh
Cemetery, Centermoreland, Pa.
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Stanley Robert Brunges (1852-1937) —
also known as Stanley R. Brunges —
of Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Eaton Township, Wyoming
County, Pa., February
8, 1852.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897, 1903; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
German
ancestry.
Died in Wyoming
County, Pa., September
12, 1937 (age 85 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sunnyside
Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob M. Brunges and Rebecca (Jayne) Brunges; relative *** of Martin
Brunges. |
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1883-90, 1899-1902 (39th District 1883-90, 48th
District 1899-1902); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Thomas Butler (1785-1847) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., April
14, 1785.
Lawyer;
planter; district judge in Louisiana, 1813; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1818-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
7, 1847 (age 62 years, 115
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, West Feliciana Parish, La.
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James Chesnut (b. 1827) —
of Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Southampton Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1827.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1875-78.
Burial location unknown.
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Powell Clayton (1833-1914) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Bethel, Delaware
County, Pa., August
7, 1833.
Republican. Engineer;
surveyor;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter;
president and general manager, Eureka Springs Railway;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1868-71; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1872
(delegation chair), 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(speaker),
1908,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1898-1905.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1914 (age 81 years, 18
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Cooper (b. 1848) —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
12, 1848.
Republican. Machinist;
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Cooper and Sarah Cooper. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William Albert Coughanour (1851-1936) —
also known as W. A. Coughanour —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Belle Vernon, Fayette
County, Pa., March
12, 1851.
Democrat. Mine owner;
lumber mill
business; rancher and fruit
grower; member of Idaho
state senate, 1896; mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1897-99, 1900-01, 1907-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, January
4, 1936 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) —
also known as Chester B. Darrall —
of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary
Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born near Addison, Somerset
County, Pa., June 24,
1842.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
planter; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep
rancher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter; lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.; Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April, 1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; cotton and
tobacco
planter; member of North
Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., April
14, 1825 (age about 80
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rutherford County, Tenn.
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Milton Eby (1850-1920) —
also known as Peter Milton Eby —
of Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
16, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891-96; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1897-1900; Lancaster
County Sheriff, 1912-16.
Died, from aortic
dilatation, in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
30, 1920 (age 69 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery, Salisbury Township,
Lancaster County, Pa.
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Ralph Wanner Eby (1880-1930) —
also known as Ralph W. Eby —
of Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, September
30, 1880.
Republican. Seed grower; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1927; Lancaster
County Controller.
Died August
8, 1930 (age 49 years, 312
days).
Interment at Leacock Presbyterian Cemetery, Paradise, Pa.
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George Egbert (1820-1908) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
15, 1820.
Merchant;
farmer; steamboat
business; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871 to Sarah
Savery. |
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Robert Frazer Jr. (1878-1947) —
of Salinas, Salinas
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
8, 1878.
Bank
employee; sugar cane
planter; U.S. Consul in Valencia, 1909-12; Malaga, 1912-14; Bahia, 1914-16; Kobe, 1916-19; U.S. Consul General in , 1919-24; Zurich, 1924-27; Calcutta, 1927-30; Mexico City, 1930-32; London, 1932-33; U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1937-38.
Died in 1947
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Raymond Gabler (1880-1959) —
also known as Ernest Gabler —
of Monongahela Township, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, March
20, 1880.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died July 29,
1959 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Gabler and Mary (Main) Gabler; married, February
3, 1904, to Arcie Vernon Titus. |
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Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) —
of North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 30,
1849.
Farmer; grocer; miller; coal mining
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918.
Methodist.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction while suffering from senility,
in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., August
24, 1938 (age 89 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married 1871 to Esther
Jones. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William Golden (1799-1887) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Mifflin
County, Pa., October
5, 1799.
Farmer; sheriff;
mayor
of Athens, Ohio, 1870-78.
Died in 1887
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) —
also known as James M. Graeff —
of Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
18, 1862.
Republican. Importer and dealer in wool;
president of a boot and
shoe company; creamery
business; farmer; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., February
22, 1908 (age 45 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Westport, N.Y.
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Chester Heilman Gross (1888-1973) —
also known as Chester H. Gross —
of Manchester, York
County, Pa.
Born in East Manchester Township, York
County, Pa., October
13, 1888.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1943-49 (22nd District
1939-41, 1943-45, 21st District 1945-49); defeated, 1940 (22nd
District), 1948 (21st District).
Lutheran.
Member, Grange.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., January
9, 1973 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Manchester
Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, Pa.
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Galusha Aaron Grow (1823-1907) —
also known as Galusha A. Grow —
of Glenwood, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Ashford (part now in Eastford), Windham
County, Conn., August
31, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-63, 1894-1903 (12th
District 1851-53, 14th District 1853-63, at-large 1894-1903); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1861-63; in February 1858, during a House debate,
Rep. Lawrence
M. Keitt attacked and attempted
to choke him;; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864,
1884,
1892;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1868; president, International and Great
Northern Railroad,
1871-76.
Died in Glenwood, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March
31, 1907 (age 83 years, 212
days).
Interment at Harford
Cemetery, Harford, Pa.
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William J. Halderman (1840-1917) —
of Mission Creek, Pawnee
County, Neb.; Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb.; Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., April
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
banker;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877; Pawnee
County Treasurer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1899.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died January
30, 1917 (age 76 years, 292
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School
teacher; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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David Garfield Harry (1880-1955) —
also known as David G. Harry —
of Pylesville, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Pylesville, Harford
County, Md., June 11,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Maryland
state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946.
Quaker.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in York
County, Pa., December
12, 1955 (age 75 years, 184
days).
Interment at Fawn Grove Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, Pa.
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Weldon Brinton Heyburn (b. 1903) —
also known as Weldon B. Heyburn —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Concordville, Delaware
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1937-48; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1949-53; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1953-57; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hannum Heyburn and Margaret (Darlington)
Heyburn. |
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George Hibshman (1852-1918) —
of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., August
29, 1852.
Republican. Machinist;
tobacco
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Died March
16, 1918 (age 65 years, 199
days).
Interment at Hibshman
Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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U. Frank Higinbotham (b. 1858) —
of South Brownsville (now part of Brownsville), Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Redstone Township, Fayette
County, Pa., November
30, 1858.
Farmer; flour mill
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Emanuel Himebaugh (b. 1822) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Columbia
County, Pa., February
27, 1822.
Farmer; livestock raiser; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1883-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) —
of Hubbard, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857.
Farmer; postmaster;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22
(District 53 1903-06, 1909-10, District 63 1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael R. Hoffman (b. 1857) —
of Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Conoy Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
31, 1857.
Tobacco
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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John Banks Holland (b. 1844) —
also known as John B. Holland —
of near McDonald, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in South Fayette Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
17, 1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter L. Houser (1855-1928) —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Tidioute, Warren
County, Pa., May 6,
1855.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; secretary
of state of Wisconsin, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., April 7,
1928 (age 72 years, 337
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Mondovi, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Houser and Margaret L. (Magee) Houser; married, February
6, 1877, to Susie LeGore. |
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Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) —
also known as Daniel N. Hunt —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa., January
28, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; real estate
business; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of
Redfield, S.D.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel N. Hunt and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt; married to Adalyn J.
Ellis. |
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William Hunter (1816-1901) —
of Wolf Creek, Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
23, 1816.
Farmer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Pickens, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pickens
County, S.C., June 15,
1901 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at West View Cemetery, Liberty, S.C.
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Israel Jacobs (1726-1796) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Providence Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 9,
1726.
Farmer; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1791-93.
Died in Oaks, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
10, 1796 (age 70 years, 184
days).
Interment at Upper
Providence Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Oaks, Pa.
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David D. Johnson (b. 1844) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Wharton Township, Fayette
County, Pa., April
15, 1844.
Farmer; Fayette
County Treasurer, 1897-99; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Knox (b. 1839) —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
12, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Westmoreland County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Republican. Banker;
farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Henry E. Lanius (c.1885-1943) —
of York
County, Pa.
Born in York
County, Pa., about 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-20; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1923-43; died in office 1943.
Became blind
in 1903.
Died May 30,
1943 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) —
of Clarendon District (now Clarendon
County), S.C.
Born near Sumter, Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., May 1,
1789.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon, 1822-25;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1824-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon, 1830-34; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1834-36 (8th District
1834-35, 7th District 1835-36); died in office 1836.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Slaveowner.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 1,
1836 (age 47 years, 0
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party
State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
10, 1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman;
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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Nelson Bruce McCormick (1847-1914) —
also known as Nelson B. McCormick —
of Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.
Born near Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., November
20, 1847.
Farmer; lawyer; Phillips
County Attorney, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1897-99; Phillips
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan., April
10, 1914 (age 66 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Kan.
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James P. Mitchell (born c.1815) —
of Primrose, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1815.
Farmer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 5th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April
17, 1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married 1889 to Rhoda
Elma Parker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Patterson (d. 1852) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y.
Farmer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23; postmaster;
Columbia
County Judge, 1828.
Slaveowner.
Died November
5, 1852.
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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J. C. Peebles (b. 1826) —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1826.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857.
Burial location unknown.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Farmer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kansas; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Nathan William Pendleton (b. 1854) —
also known as Nathan W. Pendleton —
of South Warren, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in South Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bradford County, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Willing Peters (b. 1855) —
also known as Thomas W. Peters —
of Wyoming.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Cattle raiser; bank
director; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Plauen, 1889-96; U.S. Consul in Plauen, 1896-1903; Kingston, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General in St. Gall, 1903-07; Munich, 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Judson B. Phelps (1836-1906) —
of Conneaut, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
12, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dairy
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1897-98.
Died June 16,
1906 (age 69 years, 186
days).
Interment at Penn
Line Cemetery, Linesville, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Greenfield) Phelps and Benjamin Phelps; married, February
22, 1866, to Lucy Allen; second cousin twice removed of Noyes
Barber; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill
Avery; third cousin once removed of William
Whiting Boardman, Edwin
Barber Morgan and Christopher
Morgan; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Trumbull and Lancelot
Phelps; third cousin thrice removed of Noah
Phelps, Augustus
Seymour Porter and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Calvin
Tilden Hulburd and Erskine
Mason Phelps; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Wentworth Upham, Lorenzo
Burrows, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, Lyman
Trumbull, William
Waigstill Avery, James
Phelps, Mabel
Thorp Boardman and Spencer
Gale Frink. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Luzerne
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1745.
Farmer; Essex
County Register of Deeds, 1774-77; common pleas court judge in
Massachusetts, 1775, 1802-03; member of Massachusetts state
legislature, 1776; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1791-95; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1795; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1795-1800; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 2nd
District 1815-17); member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1817-18.
Puritan;
later Unitarian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Censured
by the Senate in 1811 for violating an injunction
of secrecy.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., January
29, 1829 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Broad
Street Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Pickering (1703-1778) and Mary (Wingate) Pickering;
married, April 8,
1776, to Rebecca White; granduncle of Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; second great-granduncle of John
Gardner Coolidge and Augustus
Peabody Gardner; third great-granduncle of John
Lee Saltonstall; fourth great-granduncle of Leverett
Saltonstall, Richard
Saltonstall, William
Gurdon Saltonstall, John
Lee Saltonstall Jr. and William
Amory Gardner Minot; fifth great-granduncle of William
Lawrence Saltonstall and John
Forbes Kerry; ancestor *** of Susan
Walker FitzGerald; first cousin once removed of John
Wingate Weeks (1781-1853); first cousin thrice removed of John
Wingate Weeks (1860-1926); first cousin four times removed of Charles
Sinclair Weeks; second cousin twice removed of John
Albion Andrew; second cousin thrice removed of Isaac
Libbey, John
Forrester Andrew and Henry
Hersey Andrew; second cousin four times removed of Llewellyn
Libby and William
F. Nason; second cousin five times removed of Augustine
B. Libby, Albanah
Harvey Libby and Frederick
Edwin Hanscom; third cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger; third cousin twice removed of Amos
Tuck; third cousin thrice removed of Hiram
Augustus Huse (1840-1907) and Hiram
Augustus Huse (1843-1902). |
| | | Political families: Rodney
family of Delaware; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon
family of Massachusetts; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Saltonstall-Weeks
family of Massachusetts; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish
family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Timothy Pickering: David
McLean, Timothy
Pickering and the Age of the American Revolution —
Gerald H. Clarfield, Timothy
Pickering and the American Republic |
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William Hubley Potter (b. 1864) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
23, 1864.
Rancher; bookkeeper;
U.S. Consular Agent in St. Georges, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Crozier Reeves (1867-1936) —
also known as A. Crozier Reeves —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
3, 1867.
Grocer; wholesale
grocer; newspaper
publisher; farmer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1925; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Mercer County, 1926-36; died in office
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1932.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard B. Replogle (1885-1978) —
of near Curryville, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Roaring Spring, Blair
County, Pa., July 3,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; traveling
salesman; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died March
18, 1978 (age 92 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) —
also known as John T. Rich —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Conneautville, Crawford
County, Pa., April
23, 1841.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd
District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of
Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated,
1882; Governor of
Michigan, 1893-96; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan
state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
28, 1926 (age 84 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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James B. Roberts (1784-1822) —
of near Charlestown, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Quakertown, Bucks
County, Pa., November
27, 1784.
Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Died in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., August
29, 1822 (age 37 years, 275
days).
Interment at Pikeland
Meeting Burial Ground, Pikeland, 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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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
also known as William H. H. Ross —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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Oscar H. Roudebush (b. 1865) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, June, 1865.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916
(alternate), 1928;
Crawford
County Treasurer, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Tate Sedam (1839-1929) —
also known as Robert T. Sedam —
of Ogle
County, Ill.; St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
15, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1893-94.
Died in St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
6, 1929 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eve Dinges and Robert Sedam; married to Emerett Miller Bulkley;
father of Carrie Almeda Sedam (who married John
Terrence McCullen). |
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Jacob S. Serrill (1817-1899) —
of Darby, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., October
18, 1817.
Republican. Farmer; burgess
of Darby, Pennsylvania, 1858-59, 1864-66, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1861-63; banker.
Died in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., December
30, 1899 (age 82 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane (Pearson) Serrill and George Serrill. |
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Augustus G. Seyfert (b. 1852) —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Berks
County, Pa., April
26, 1852.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1891-97;
resigned 1897; U.S. Consul in Stratford, 1897-1906; Matamoros, 1906; Collingwood, 1906-08; Owen Sound, 1908-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Cassius McLean Shartel (1860-1943) —
also known as Cassius M. Shartel —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Crawford
County, Pa., April
27, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; farm loans
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1900,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1905-07; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., September
27, 1943 (age 83 years, 153
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange;
Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March
21, 1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;
married, January
21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. |
| | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania
State University,
University Park, State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The Sproul State
Forest, in Clinton
County, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography |
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March
18, 1820.
Republican. Cabinetmaker;
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; Governor of
West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Michael Lathrop Strang (1929-2014) —
also known as Michael L. Strang —
of Carbondale, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 17,
1929.
Republican. Rancher; investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1985-87; defeated,
1986.
Died in Carbondale, Garfield
County, Colo., January
12, 2014 (age 84 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery
business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Yoder Thompson (b. 1875) —
also known as Charles Y. Thompson —
of West Point, Cuming
County, Neb.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1935-.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Dick Thompson and Elizabeth (Yoder) Thompson; married 1900 to Martha
Berthold; married 1927 to Marie
Chambers. |
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John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles;
Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Saunders Van Camp (b. 1841) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1841.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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A. C. Welch (b. 1865) —
of Helen, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., 1865.
Farmer; president, Glencoe Creamery
Company; president, McLeod County Dairy
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22, 1915-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Democrat. Poultry farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Redmen;
Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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Thomas Whitted (b. 1832) —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1832.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy
farmer; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
Norway; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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James Williams (1825-1899) —
of Kenton, Kent
County, Del.; Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
4, 1825.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1856, 1862; member of Delaware
state senate, 1866, 1871, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1872,
1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1875-79.
Died April
12, 1899 (age 73 years, 251
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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Edgar Wilson (1861-1915) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., February
25, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; banker; delegate
to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901;
candidate for justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1896.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hotel
room in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
3, 1915 (age 53 years, 312
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Joseph Ball Yerkes (b. 1839) —
also known as Joseph B. Yerkes —
of Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 6,
1839.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1873-76.
Burial location unknown.
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