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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber and
flour; dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of
Freeport, Illinois; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks
(1841-1919) —
also known as J. Edward Addicks; "Gas
Addicks"; "Napoleon of Gas";
"Frenzied Financier" —
of Claymont, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1841.
Republican. Flour merchant; built and controlled the illuminating
gas industry in Boston and other cities; tried for years without
success to win a seat in the U.S. Senate; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904;
arrested
in New York, 1913, over his refusal to acknowledge money
judgements against him by creditors, and released on bond; jailed
in 1915 for contempt
of court.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
7, 1919 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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W. C. Bennett (1836-1916) —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; riverboat
captain; flour mill business; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1893-95; defeated, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1916
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Brown (1772-1845) —
of Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflin
County, Pa., August
12, 1772.
Miller; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-25 (9th District 1821-23,
12th District 1823-25).
Died in Buncombe
County, N.C., October
12, 1845 (age 73 years, 61
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Guy W. Crawford (b. 1864) —
of Letcher, Sanborn
County, S.Dak.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., May 15,
1864.
Republican. Grain dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 14th District, 1913-16.
Burial location unknown.
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J. F. Dunwoody (b. 1847) —
of Kansas; Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., March
26, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
miller; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Missouri
state senate 28th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33; sawmill and
grist mill owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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George W. Foulke —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Miller; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1877-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Rush Foust (1830-1890) —
also known as Benjamin R. Foust —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.; Mill Creek, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Shirley Township, Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
22, 1830.
Democrat. Postmaster at Mt.
Union, Pa., 1857-61; dry goods
merchant; grain dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Huntingdon County, 1879-80;
postmaster at Mill Creek, Pa., 1885-89.
Died in Mill Creek, Huntingdon
County, Pa., March
10, 1890 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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. |
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memorial |
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Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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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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James Irvin (1800-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Centre
County, Pa., February
18, 1800.
Whig. Merchant;
miller; manufacturer;
mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (14th District 1841-43,
17th District 1843-45); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1847.
Died in Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
28, 1862 (age 62 years, 283
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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Cyrus Y. Jacobs (1831-1900) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
22, 1831.
Flour mill business; distiller;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1879-80.
Died in 1900
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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Oliver S. Kelsey (b. 1855) —
of South Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Flemington, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
9, 1855.
Republican. Railroad
clerk; grain mill manager; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1898-99, 1927; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1903-06, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Kinney (b. 1871) —
of Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in East Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., July 4,
1871.
Miller; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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William McAleer (1838-1912) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
6, 1838.
Democrat. Flour merchant; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,
1897-1901; defeated, 1900.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1912 (age 74 years, 104
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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William N. Monies (1827-1881) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
May
10, 1827.
Republican. Miller; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1869-72.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died January
10, 1881 (age 53 years, 245
days).
Interment at Dunmore
Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Kirk Baker. |
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Jesse Reed —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Miller; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1886-97.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Mark Thomson (1739-1803) —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., 1739.
Miller; justice of the peace; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1779; member
of New
Jersey State Council from Sussex County, 1786-88; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1795-99.
Died in Marksboro, Sussex County (now Warren
County), N.J., December
14, 1803 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Marksboro
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
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