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Politician members in Pennsylvania

  Willard F. Agnew Jr. (1924-1961) — of Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 30, 1924. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th District, 1955-61; died in office 1961. Member, American Legion; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis. Died, from complications of acute bronchial congestion, in a hospital at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 14, 1961 (age 36 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Willard F. Agnew and Jean (Fischer) Agnew; married, September 13, 1952, to Norma Ann Graham.
Henry J. Allen Henry Justin Allen (1868-1950) — also known as Henry J. Allen — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1912, 1936; Governor of Kansas, 1919-23; defeated (Progressive), 1914; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930. Methodist. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Kiwanis. Inducted to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Died of cerebral thrombosis, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 17, 1950 (age 81 years, 128 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of John Allen and Rebecca (Goodin) Allen; married, October 19, 1893, to Elsie J. Nuzman.
  Cross-reference: Clyde M. Reed
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) — also known as Arthur L. Bates — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 6, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888 (alternate), 1924; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03, 25th District 1903-13). Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., August 26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81 days). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Penniman Bates and Sarah Josephine (Bates) Bates; married 1909 to Emily Wells Rusling (grandniece of Robert Rusling; first cousin once removed of James Jacob Rusling and John A. Rusling); grandnephew of John Milton Thayer; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; third cousin of Almur Stiles Whiting; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Allen, John Quincy Adams and Peter Rawson Taft; fourth cousin once removed of Ex Sumner Mansfield.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward George Biester Jr. (b. 1931) — also known as Edward G. Biester, Jr. — of Furlong, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Trevose, Bucks County, Pa., January 5, 1931. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1967-77. United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Stephen Bolles Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  James L. Camblos (1888-1970) — of Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 23, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1948-51, 1956-63. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died July 11, 1970 (age 82 years, 169 days). Burial location unknown.
Robert J. Corbett Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) — also known as Robert J. Corbett — of Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 25, 1905. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District 1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; Allegheny County Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis; Lions; Phi Delta Theta; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Theta. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 25, 1971 (age 65 years, 243 days). Interment at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Corbett and Martha (Henderson) Corbett; married, May 24, 1926, to Ruth Ethel McClintock; first cousin twice removed of William Lucas Corbett; second cousin once removed of Don Carlos Corbett; third cousin of Homer Eugene Corbett.
  Political family: Corbett family of Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Pittsburgh Press, November 2, 1962
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca Kay Davis.
  Cross-reference: Rick Santorum
  Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) — also known as Edwin D. Eshleman — of Pennsylvania. Born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pa., December 4, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1954-66; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., January 10, 1985 (age 64 years, 37 days). Interment at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. Jean Varner.
  Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) — also known as Chet M. Foresman — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Allenwood, Union County, Pa., 1888. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue.
Boyd E. Golder Boyd Elmer Golder (1892-1978) — also known as Boyd E. Golder — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Allenwood, Union County, Pa., June 18, 1892. Democrat. School teacher; real estate broker; Utica city assessor, 1938-46; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1946-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, Kiwanis. Died in November, 1978 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Deemer Golder and Laura Bernetta (Dietterich) Golder.
  Image source: Syracuse Herald-American, December 25, 1955
  Andrew J. Hand (1891-1958) — of Endicott, Broome County, N.Y. Born in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pa., May 21, 1891. Democrat. Postmaster at Endicott, N.Y., 1936-56 (acting, 1936-37). Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Died in Endicott, Broome County, N.Y., April 18, 1958 (age 66 years, 332 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, New Milford, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Hand and Ellen L. (Grier) Hand; married to Emma M. O'Byrne.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John R. Haudenshield (b. 1888) — of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pa., September 10, 1888. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th District, 1939-40, 1943-56. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Grange; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John E. Haudenshield and Mary Holmes (Burk) Haudenshield; married to Ella Mae Holliday.
  W. Stuart Helm (b. 1908) — of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pa., April 8, 1908. Republican. Merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Armstrong County; elected 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957; Pennsylvania state auditor general; elected 1964; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1965-67. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) — of Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pa., January 24, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., September 15, 1977 (age 81 years, 234 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Shavertown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Evan Jenkins and Katherine Bertha (Mitchell) Jenkins; married, June 20, 1924, to Lois Irene Williams; married, April 1, 1936, to Janet Smith Morgan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Lammot (1859-1928) and Lullie (Holmes) Lammot; second cousin of Thomas Coleman du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; second cousin once removed of Francis Victor du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont Jr., Lammot du Pont Copeland and Reynolds du Pont; second cousin twice removed of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont IV.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known as James W. Mott — of Clatsop County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi; Elks; Kiwanis; Acacia. Died in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0 days). Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1951-54. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis. Died in 1975 (age about 65 years). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Helen Gustine.
  John Grove Payne (b. 1887) — also known as J. G. Payne — of Oil City, Venango County, Pa. Born in Farmdale, Trumbull County, Ohio, December 13, 1887. Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1917-27; mayor of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice Montgomery.
  Lucio F. Russo — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65, 64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74). Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Tina Iarossi.
  Herman Theodore Schneebeli (1907-1982) — also known as Herman T. Schneebeli — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., July 7, 1907. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1960-77. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; American Legion. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 6, 1982 (age 74 years, 303 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) — also known as Richard S. Schweiker — of Worcester, Montgomery County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., June 1, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1972; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died, from complications of an infection, in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, Atlantic County, N.J., July 31, 2015 (age 89 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Paul Scoblick (1909-1981) — also known as James P. Scoblick — of Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 10, 1909. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1946-49. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Died in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa., December 4, 1981 (age 72 years, 208 days). Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Scoblick and Philomena Scoblick; married, November 14, 1931, to Mary Margaret Quinn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David M. Serotkin (1938-1993) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 9, 1938. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 75th District, 1967-72; defeated in Republican primary, 1966 (75th District), 1992 (67th District); member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972, 1976; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1983; defeated (Republican), 1974. Member, Kiwanis; Jaycees. Died in 1993 (age about 54 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Stauffer (b. 1925) — of Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa. Born in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa., May 28, 1925. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 157th District, 1964-70; member of Pennsylvania state senate 19th District, 1970-88. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 1988.
  Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) — also known as Edward J. Thompson — of Philipsburg, Centre County, Pa. Born in Philipsburg, Centre County, Pa., June 2, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1940; member of Pennsylvania state senate 34th District, 1935-38. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Junior Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles; United Commercial Travelers; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson; married to Harriet Barker.
Alexander Wiley 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.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to May Jenkins; married 1952 to Dorothy May Kydd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Raymond E. Wilt (b. 1907) — of Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pa., December 5, 1907. Republican. Hauling contractor; constable; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th District, 1951-60. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Wilt and Caroline Wilt; married to Marcella Newman.
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