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Eugene Vincent Atkinson (1927-2016) —
also known as Eugene V. Atkinson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., April 5,
1927.
Insurance business; director of customs, Port of Pittsburgh,
1962-69; Beaver
County Commissioner, 1972-78; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1979-83;
defeated, 1976 (Democratic), 1982 (Republican).
Died in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., August
4, 2016 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Bache (1737-1811) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Settle, Yorkshire, England,
September
12, 1737.
Dry goods
merchant; marine
insurance business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1776-82.
Died in Bucks
County, Pa., July 29,
1811 (age 73 years, 320
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Republican. Insurance broker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers; married, April
23, 1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Elmer T. Beltz (1861-1950) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., July 19,
1861.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate and insurance business; postmaster at Laramie,
Wyo., 1898-1905, 1930-34.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died June 12,
1950 (age 88 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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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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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker;
insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to Sarah
P. Hall. |
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Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) —
also known as Laurence P. Bonfoey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., June 29,
1884.
Democrat. Insurance business; vice-president, Monroe Drug
Company; president, Monroe Color and
Chemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Illinois Aeronautics
Commission, 1933-37.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 12,
1948 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married, June 17,
1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe. |
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner of
war in Germany; lawyer;
insurance broker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died in
office 1965.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
Died, from an infection,
in University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
20, 1965 (age 47 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
insurance business; partner, Queen Lumber
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April
22, 1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) —
also known as Guy E. Campbell —
of Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fetterman, Taylor
County, W.Va., October
9, 1871.
Insurance business; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-33 (32nd District 1917-23,
36th District 1923-33).
Died in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, February
17, 1940 (age 68 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Republican. Insurance business; postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1890-94, 1898-1906; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark; married, April
25, 1889, to Lucy Miller. |
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William Hannum Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William H. Clark —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Doe Run, Chester
County, Pa., October
25, 1877.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1927-36; chair of
Chester County Republican Party, 1927, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Clarkson Clothier (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Clothier —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
8, 1885.
Newspaper
reporter; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
vice-president, Scott Company (industrial personnel consultants),
1918-23; Dean of Men, University of Pittsburgh, 1929-32; director,
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company; president,
Rutgers University, 1932; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Christian
Reformed.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier; married, June 24,
1916, to Nathalie Wilson; father of Arthur
Clothier. |
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Ron J. Corbett (b. 1960) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
12, 1960.
Republican. Insurance agent; co-founder of Peppy's Ice Cream,
operator of trucks selling ice cream in Eastern Iowa; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1987-99; resigned 1999; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1995-99; president,
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2005; vice-president, CRST trucking
company, from 2005; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2010-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jacob Doyle Corman Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca
Kay Davis. |
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Santorum |
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John J. Coyle (1863-1933) —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
10, 1863.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,
American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania Mutual
Life Insurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell Union Coal and
Mining Company, 1914-33.
Catholic.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
4, 1933 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle; married, December
29, 1885, to Mary Groody. |
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Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Piermont, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
9, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, General Hospital
of Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg Security Trust
Company; president, Monroe County Industries;
treasurer, Pocono Lodges Hotel
Company director, Van Karner Chemical
Arms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe; married to Frances
K. Wirth. |
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance business; member of New York
state senate, 1961-70 (3rd District 1961-65, 4th District 1966,
3rd District 1967-70); chair, New York State Harness Racing
Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
13, 1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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William Halpin Dallas (1889-1971) —
also known as William H. Dallas —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
19, 1889.
Republican. Insurance executive; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford; elected 1946.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., 1971
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Theo Dallas and Clara Dallas; married to Helen Wark
Pyle. |
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George Potter Darrow (1859-1943) —
also known as George P. Darrow —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., February
4, 1859.
Republican. Member, board of managers, Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Germantown; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-37, 1939-41 (6th District
1915-23, 7th District 1923-37, 1939-41).
Baptist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 7,
1943 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Ivy
Hill Mausoleum, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Matthew Anthony Dunn (1886-1942) —
also known as Matthew A. Dunn —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1886.
News
dealer; insurance broker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1926-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1933-41.
Lost
sight in his left eye at age 12; became
blind with when he lost
sight in his right eye at age 20.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
13, 1942 (age 55 years, 182
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1921-1994) —
also known as Eleuthere I. du Pont;
"Brud" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 21,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker;
insurance executive; treasurer of
Delaware Republican Party, 1956; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1956.
Died, from a heart
attack in his office,
in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
29, 1994 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Knox Polk Fenner (b. 1844) —
also known as James K. P. Fenner —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Monroe
County, Pa., July 20,
1844.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; postmaster at Ashley,
Pa., 1885-89; justice of the peace.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) —
also known as John S. Fisher —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., May 25,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1901-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916
(speaker),
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1936;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; defeated in primary, 1922; chairman of
Capitol Investigating Commission, which exposed frauds in the
furnishing of the Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of
board, National Union Fire Insurance Company.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1940 (age 73 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Republican. Real estate
broker; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. Jean
Varner. |
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James A. Garrity (b. 1878) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Griffith, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
18, 1878.
Democrat. Coal miner;
probation
officer; insurance broker; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Laurence V. Gibb (1899-1967) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; auditor;
workman's
compensation referee; justice of the peace; investigator;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-66; burgess
of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 1957-61; mayor
of Sewickley, Pa., 1961-65.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died July 31,
1967 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Sewickley
Cemetery, Sewickley, Pa.
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William Harrison Graham (1844-1923) —
also known as William H. Graham —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., August
3, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Central Accident Insurance Company of Pittsburgh; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1875-78; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1898-1903, 1905-11 (23rd
District 1898-1903, 29th District 1905-11).
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 2,
1923 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Interment at Highwood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John J. Haluska (1902-1984) —
of Patton, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa., May 8,
1902.
Democrat. Sales manager, Goenner Brewing
Company of Johnstown, Pa.; insurance business; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1937-56, 1961-64; defeated, 1956,
1964; United Pension candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1942.
Died December
5, 1984 (age 82 years, 211
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Patton, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Haluska and Mary (Palko) Haluska; married to Anne P.
Flesher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Joseph Harris (b. 1881) —
also known as Frank J. Harris —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1881.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1912-15; Allegheny
County Commissioner, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1927-36; defeated, 1936.
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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Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
9, 1960 (age 60 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Ebenezer Hazard (1745-1817) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
15, 1745.
Publisher;
postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1775-76; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1782-89; insurance business; historian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 13,
1817 (age 72 years, 149
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John D. Hopper (b. 1923) —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
9, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1977-92.
Presbyterian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellis S. Hopper and Adra (Dunfer) Hopper; married to Ann
Bowman. |
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John Inskeep (1757-1834) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born January
29, 1757.
Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1800-01, 1805-06; president,
Insurance Company of North America, 1806-31.
Died December
18, 1834 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edgar Raymond Kiess (1875-1930) —
also known as Edgar R. Kiess —
of Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Warrensville, Lycoming
County, Pa., August
26, 1875.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lycoming County, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-30 (15th District 1913-23,
16th District 1923-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Union
League.
Died July 20,
1930 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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Eugene Lammot (1899-1987) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 22,
1899.
Democrat. Insurance broker; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1955-58; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1957-60; defeated in primary, 1964; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, from heart
failure, in Wilmington Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 2,
1987 (age 87 years, 284
days).
Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
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Dale H. Learn —
of Pennsylvania.
Real
estate and insurance business; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1942; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1946; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) —
also known as Alfred B. Lewis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 20,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialist
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidate
for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, later
president, Union Casualty insurance company.
Episcopalian.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died about 1980 (age about 83
years).
Interment somewhere
in Fairfield County, Conn.
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Robert Hemphill Longwell (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert H. Longwell —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Polk Township, Jefferson
County, Pa., April
26, 1871.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; life insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March
19, 1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Robert S. McCrum (b. 1857) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Pike
County, Mo., March
17, 1857.
School
teacher; merchant;
fire insurance business; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1909-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James McCrum and Lydia (Wagner) McCrum; married 1876 to Nannie
Sproul. |
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Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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James A. McDonough (1873-1909) —
of Fulton
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April
22, 1873.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1909; died in
office 1909.
Died June 14,
1909 (age 36 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Watson McIntire (1850-1912) —
also known as William W. McIntire —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 30,
1850.
Republican. Machinist;
insurance agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died on
a boat while fishing
in the Middle River (or Gunpowder River), Baltimore
County, Md., March
30, 1912 (age 61 years, 274
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Ira McJunkin (b. 1860) —
of Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., February
13, 1860.
Lawyer;
Butler
County District Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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William Larimer Mellon (1868-1949) —
also known as William L. Mellon; W. L.
Mellon —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 1,
1868.
Republican. President, Monongahela Street
Railway; vice-president, National Union Fire Insurance
Company; vice-president, Mellon National Bank and
Trust; founder and chairman, Gulf Oil
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1926-28.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
8, 1949 (age 81 years, 129
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Josiah Merrow (1853-1938) —
also known as J. Merrow —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
16, 1853.
Steamship
agent; marine
insurance business; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Galveston,
Tex., 1903-21.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while also suffering from arteriosclerosis,
nephritis,
and uremia,
in Upper Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., May 14,
1938 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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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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James Edward Norton (d. 1935) —
also known as James E. Norton —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1921-35; died in office 1935.
Died December
9, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter S. Pytko (b. 1901) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1901.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis M. Pytko and Anna (Boruta) Pytko; married to Helen
Stachowiak. |
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rankin. |
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James Hay Reed (1853-1927) —
also known as James H. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., September
10, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Philander
C. Knox, 1877-1902; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; president, Reliance Life Insurance Company;
president, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1891-92;
resigned 1892; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1920,
1924.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 17,
1927 (age 73 years, 280
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Thomas M. Reynolds (b. 1950) —
of Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., September
3, 1950.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly 147th District, 1988-98; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1999-2004 (27th District 1999-2003,
26th District 2003-04).
Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph P. Rigby (b. 1906) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
2, 1906.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1951-52, 1955-60; defeated, 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Rigby and Anne (Lavelle) Rigby; married to Hilda
Young. |
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Warren R. Roberts —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance business; bank
director; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1927-37; resigned 1937; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sadie Dreisbach. |
| | | Image source: Pennsylvania Manual
1937 |
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Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) —
also known as Robert L. Rodgers —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan., June 2,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance and real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,
28th District 1945-47).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1960
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Rocky
Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
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O. Webster Saylor —
also known as "Slats" —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1930-32.
Member, Chi Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Murray Simpson (1900-1960) —
also known as Richard M. Simpson —
of Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., August
30, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-60 (18th District 1937-45,
17th District 1945-53, 18th District 1953-60); died in office 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(speaker).
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
7, 1960 (age 59 years, 130
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa.
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Edward Lewis Sittler Jr. (1908-1978) —
also known as Edward L. Sittler, Jr. —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
21, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; life
insurance business; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1948-51; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1951-53;
defeated, 1952.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
26, 1978 (age 70 years, 249
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Thomas B. Smith (b. 1869) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1869.
Republican. Messenger and clerk at main office, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1881-86; surety business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-06; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1911-13 (acting, 1911); mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1916-20; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Smith and Isabella (Cairns) Smith; married, March
26, 1896, to Bessie Barrett. |
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Stephen Stockton (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Stockton —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1947.
Lawyer;
accountant;
insurance executive; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 2005-.
Still living as of 2011.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 15,
1982 (age 105 years,
345 days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris C. Taylor and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor; married to
Bertha May Shertzer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alfred Marpole Waldron (1865-1952) —
also known as Alfred M. Waldron —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
21, 1865.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1933-35.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 28,
1952 (age 86 years, 281
days).
Interment at North
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edward B. Watson (1894-1960) —
of Mechanicsville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Mechanicsville, Bucks
County, Pa., September
4, 1894.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1947-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Bucks County Republican Party, 1953.
Died June 21,
1960 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Channing Way (1877-1954) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., July 17,
1877.
Real
estate and insurance business; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1919-21.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., January
20, 1954 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Welsh (1864-1907) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1864.
Insurance business; banker; Consul-General
for Central America in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1897; Honorary
Consul-General for Guatemala in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1897-1900.
Stricken with apoplexy,
and died a few days later, in Watch Hill, Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
9, 1907 (age 43 years, 109
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Robert John Wynne (1851-1922) —
also known as Robert J. Wynne —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1851.
Telegrapher;
journalist;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General in London, 1905-10; insurance executive.
Catholic.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1922 (age 70 years, 113
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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