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Politicians in Farm Supply and Services in Pennsylvania
including fertilizer and farm implement dealers

John O. Bard (b. 1829) — of Bard, Hanson County, S.Dak. Born in Orrstown, Franklin County, Pa., 1829. Democrat. Farm implement dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 12th District, 1891-92. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Andrew R. Brodbeck (1860-1937) — of Hanover, York County, Pa. Born in Jefferson (now Codorus), York County, Pa., April 11, 1860. Democrat. School teacher; implement dealer; York County Sheriff, 1896-99; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1913-15, 1917-19; defeated, 1910, 1914, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hanover, York County, Pa., February 27, 1937 (age 76 years, 322 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, Pa.   Relatives: Married to Ellen R. Thoman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) — of Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va. Born September 2, 1893. Republican. Hardware merchant; farm equipment dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56, 1959-60; defeated, 1962. United Brethren. Member, Junior Order; Lions; Farm Bureau. Died in April, 1974 (age 80 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Breezewood, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married, August 2, 1913, to Lola Odessa Beeler.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   George E. Dewey (b. 1854) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Pennline, Crawford County, Pa., July 31, 1854. Republican. Lumber business; implement dealer; Oceana County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Eby and Magdalena (Wanner) Eby; married 1878 to Alice Selina Eckman; father of Ralph Wanner Eby; fourth cousin once removed of George Eby Jr..   Political family: Eby family of Paradise Township, Pennsylvania.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William D. Jones Jr. (b. 1872) — of Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pa., February 10, 1872. Merchant; coal, lumber, and feed dealer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Delaware County, 1909. Burial location unknown.   David H. G. Kuser (b. 1857) — of Berks County, Pa. Born in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pa., July 11, 1857. Implement dealer; traveling salesman; director, Farmer's National Bank of Boyertown; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Berks County, 1907-09. Burial location unknown. Francis Bernard McClain (1864-1925) — also known as Frank B. McClain; "The Red Rose of Lancaster" — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., April 14, 1864. Republican. Livestock dealer; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907; mayor of Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; resigned 1915; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Union League; Elks; Moose. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., October 11, 1925 (age 61 years, 180 days). Interment at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Francis McClain and Susan (Mulhatten) McClain; married, February 14, 1888, to Ellen Bernadine O'Neill.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual 1916 James S. McKean (b. 1850) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Abbey, Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland, 1850. Republican. Hardware and farm implement business; postmaster at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1889-94. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: The Story of Our Post Office (1893)   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.   Relatives: Father of Stratton Shartel.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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