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T. Franklin Bayer (b. 1863) —
also known as T. Frank Bayer —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Antrim Township, Franklin
County, Pa., April 1,
1863.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Christian
Reformed. German
ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip A. Becker (c.1836-1888) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Germany,
about 1836.
Grocer; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1883-84.
Died January
12, 1888 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Eugena Jung. |
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Saner Cook Bell (b. 1875) —
also known as Saner C. Bell —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., May 7,
1875.
Secretary and manager, Waterloo Canning Company; delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Black Hawk
County, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson Bell and Elizabeth (Cook) Bell. |
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William Shakespeare Cappeller (1839-1911) —
also known as W. S. Cappeller —
of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., February
23, 1839.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; grocer; postmaster at Mt.
Healthy, Ohio, 1866-72; Mansfield,
Ohio, 1902-10; Hamilton
County Auditor, 1878-1883; newspaper
publisher; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1886-88; Ohio state commissioner of
railroads and telegraphs, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
1, 1911 (age 72 years, 251
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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William H. Crane (b. 1866) —
of Millett, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April
10, 1866.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; grocer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan; elected 1900; postmaster.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Crane and Mary (Spaulding) Crane; married 1887 to
Lillian Adams. |
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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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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March
15, 1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad Dressing Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Illinois, 1896; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.
Died July 6,
1934 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Charles E. Miller (b. 1894) —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa., October
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale
baking business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Member, Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Nagle Jr. (b. 1782) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 11,
1782.
Hat
manufacturer; tavern
keeper; grocer; distiller;
chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1825-31, 1832-33, 1837-39.
Burial location unknown.
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Olaf E. Olsen (1896-1962) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mandal, Norway,
July
4, 1896.
Democrat. Grocer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1942, 1949-56 (Allegheny County
6th District 1942, 1949-54, Allegheny County 9th District 1955-56).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in June, 1962
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Milich. |
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William Worth Patterson (1849-1921) —
also known as W. W. Patterson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., November
3, 1849.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1886-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March
28, 1921 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie
Esther Geiger. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers'
agent; food broker.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business
rep, AFSCME Local 2; grocer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Burial location unknown.
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