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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard F. Agnew and Jean (Fischer) Agnew; married, September
13, 1952, to Norma Ann Graham. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Deemer Golder and Laura Bernetta (Dietterich)
Golder. |
| | | Image source: Syracuse Herald-American,
December 25, 1955 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick J. Hand and Ellen L. (Grier) Hand; married to Emma M.
O'Byrne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Haudenshield and Mary Holmes (Burk) Haudenshield; married
to Ella Mae Holliday. |
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;
married to Harriet Barker. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Wilt and Caroline Wilt; married to Marcella
Newman. |
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