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Politician members in Pennsylvania

  Charles Adamson (b. 1859) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk County, Ga. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 17, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; cotton manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1896, 1904, 1924. Unitarian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Adamson Jr. and Sarah Victorine (Wright) Adamson; married, October 27, 1897, to Katherine Brand Cook.
  William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) — also known as William D. B. Ainey — of Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pa., April 8, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna County District Attorney; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149 days). Interment at Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of David C. Ainey and Kathleen (Blakeslee) Ainey; married, October 10, 1888, to Emma E. Lyons.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., August 9, 1870. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married 1896 to Anna M. Rosenberry.
  George Elias Alter (1868-1940) — also known as George E. Alter — of Springdale, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Springdale, Allegheny County, Pa., May 8, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th District, 1909-14; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank; director, Dixmont Hospital. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter; married, September 11, 1902, to Diana Jane Swanton.
Sydenham E. Ancona Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824-1913) — also known as Sydenham E. Ancona — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa., November 20, 1824. Democrat. Bookkeeper and timekeeper for the Reading Railroad; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1861-67. Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., June 20, 1913 (age 88 years, 212 days). Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Morris M. Ancona and Mary Ann (Knapp) Ancona; married to Francesca Elizabeth Feger.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County (1909)
  Joseph Gray Armstrong (1867-1931) — also known as Joseph G. Armstrong — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 2, 1867. Republican. Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1920, 1924; chair of Allegheny County Republican Party, 1927. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, of pneumonia, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 19, 1931 (age 64 years, 290 days). Interment at South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Carrie B. Smith; married 1929 to Ethel Wilson; father of Joseph G. Armstrong Jr..
  Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) — also known as C. William Beales — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa. Born near York Springs, Adams County, Pa., December 16, 1877. Republican. Pharmacist; director, Gettysburg National Bank; director, Gettysburg Ice and Storage Co.; postmaster at Gettysburg, Pa., 1910-14; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member of Pennsylvania state senate 33rd District, 1917-20. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., November 14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of C. W. Beales and Sarah C. (Naylor) Beales; married, March 21, 1901, to E. Mae Sentz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Julian Beck (1905-1992) — of San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 13, 1905. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of California state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Delta Kappa. Died August 18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel Houghton.
  Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) — also known as W. H. Bennett — of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., August 24, 1851. Republican. Traveling salesman; hardware merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December 24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Sarah P. Hall.
  Pearson Church (born c.1838) — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Mercer County, Pa., about 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; district judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gaylord Church and Church; married 1868 to Kate Law.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark; married, April 25, 1889, to Lucy Miller.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September 16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey.
  Samuel Bernard Dick (1836-1907) — also known as Samuel B. Dick — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., October 26, 1836. Republican. Banker; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; mayor of Meadville, Pa., 1870; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1879-81; railroad builder; railroad president; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900, 1904 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., May 10, 1907 (age 70 years, 196 days). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Dick and Jane A. (Torbett) Dick; married 1863 to Agnes Scott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) — also known as Edwin J. Fithian — of Grove City, Mercer County, Pa. Born in Portersville, Butler County, Pa., July 1, 1863. Physician; president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of the successor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers of industrial compressors and marine engines; bank director; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1918; burgess of Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, from acute cardiac decompensation, in Grove City, Mercer County, Pa., May 15, 1953 (age 89 years, 318 days). Entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; married to Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) — also known as John D. Fredericks — of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Burgettstown, Washington County, Pa., September 10, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of California, 1914; U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, following a heart attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks; married 1896 to Agnes M. Blakeley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Peter Shindel Gobin (1837-1910) — also known as John P. S. Gobin — of Lebanon County, Pa. Born January 21, 1837. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania state senate 17th District, 1885-99; resigned 1899; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in North America, 1889-92. Died May 1, 1910 (age 73 years, 100 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa.
  George Scott Graham (1850-1931) — also known as George S. Graham — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 13, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia County District Attorney, 1880-98; law professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892, 1916 (alternate), 1924; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in office 1931. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Union League. Died in Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4, 1931 (age 80 years, 294 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, December 14, 1870, to Emma Ellis; married 1898 to Pauline M. Wall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) — also known as Harry M. Hammond — of Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 5, 1874. Republican. Streetcar conductor; building materials business; postmaster at Alameda, Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916). Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Killed in an automobile accident in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309 days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day. Cremated.
  Relatives: Married to Katherine 'Katie' Aberle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known as Frederick L. Hay — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Girard, Erie County, Pa., December 22, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34; Defiance County Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1912-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, of pneumonia, in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, February, 1940 (age 83 years, 0 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio.
  William D. Heebner (b. 1848) — of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born September 27, 1848. Republican. Burgess of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1885-88. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David S. Heebner and Anna (Derstein) Heebner; married, November 7, 1872, to Emma Frantz; married, November 29, 1883, to Elizabeth Shearer.
  James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) — also known as James W. Hughes — of Everett, Bedford County, Pa. Born in Juniata County, Pa., November 16, 1835. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Everett, Bedford County, Pa., January, 1912 (age 76 years, 0 days). Interment at Everett Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
  Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) — also known as Samuel A. Kendall — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa., November 1, 1859. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads; vice-president of Citizens National Bank of Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904, 1908, 1912; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23, 24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68 days). Interment at Hochstetler Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1883, to Minnie Edith Wiley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) — also known as A. H. Letzler — of Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pa. Born in Sweden, July 1, 1884. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Moose; United Commercial Travelers. Died in 1972 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Park Linton (1833-1892) — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., January 26, 1833. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Pennsylvania surveyor-general, 1865; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1866-67; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1868; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., August 30, 1892 (age 59 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Park Linton and Phebe (Levergood) Linton; married, April 16, 1857, to Annie E. King (daughter of George S. King); grandson of John Linton and Peter Levergood.
  Political family: Linton-King-Levergood family of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
  Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) — also known as Harry A. Mackey — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, Pa., June 26, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Foresters; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist Club. Died in 1938 (age about 69 years). Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey; married, February 1, 1900, to Ida Boner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) — also known as Frederick W. Magrady — of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 24, 1863. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water Co.; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Danville, Montour County, Pa., August 27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady; married to Mary Kiefer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur D. Markley (1832-1896) — of Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa., April 28, 1832. Democrat. Physician; served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1865-67; president, Perkiomen Railroad; paper manufacturer; postmaster at Hatboro, Pa., 1886-88; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1891-94. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Grand Army of the Republic. Died April 19, 1896 (age 63 years, 357 days). Interment at Hatboro Cemetery, Hatboro, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob F. Markley; married, November 10, 1859, to Juliet Eyre; married, November 16, 1882, to Hannah Jarrett Penrose.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) — also known as William A. Maurer; W. A. Maurer — of El Reno, Canadian County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., October 25, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; Canadian County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer; married, December 30, 1897, to Hettie D. Evans.
  Lee Monroe (b. 1857) — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Freehold Township, Warren County, Pa., October 27, 1857. Lawyer; Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas, 1889-93; district judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe; married to Lilla Day Moore.
Alexander P. Moore Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) — also known as Alexander P. Moore — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 10, 1867. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 17, 1930 (age 62 years, 99 days). Entombed at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George K. Moore and Ann J. (Phillips) Moore; married, June 12, 1912, to Lillian Russell.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Henry Carpenter Niles (1858-1939) — also known as Henry C. Niles — of York County, Pa. Born in Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y., June 17, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-29; candidate for justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1939 (age 81 years, 28 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Edward Niles and Jeannie Eliza (Marsh) Niles; married 1886 to Lillie Schall; father of Michael Schall Niles.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Plymouth Warren Snyder (1851-1943) — also known as Plymouth W. Snyder — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., March 1, 1851. Republican. Druggist; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District, 1911-14; member of Pennsylvania state senate 30th District, 1915-26. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Royal and Select Masters. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., December 19, 1943 (age 92 years, 293 days). Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Snyder and Sarah C. (Bowers) Snyder; married to Cora Eleanor Moore.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born in Washington, D.C., November 6, 1854. Republican. Band conductor; composer; honored guest, Republican National Convention, 1924. Bavarian and Portugese ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Audubon Society. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1973. Died, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading, Berks County, Pa., March 6, 1932 (age 77 years, 121 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Antonio John Sousa and Marie Elizabeth (Trinkhaus) Sousa; married to Jane van Middlesworth Bellis; great-grandfather of John Philip Sousa IV.
  The John Philip Sousa Bridge (built 1938-41), which takes Pennsylvania Avenue over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Philip Sousa (built 1943 at Jacksonville, Florida; sold 1947; scrapped, 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Bruce F. Sterling Bruce Foster Sterling (1870-1945) — also known as Bruce F. Sterling — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., September 28, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edward C. Higbee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1924, 1928; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1910; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1917-19; defeated, 1920; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1921. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar. Died in 1945 (age about 74 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Christian C. Sterling and Rebecca T. Sterling; married, December 4, 1889, to May Conner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) — also known as J. Howard Swick — of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa. Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., August 6, 1879. Republican. Homeopathic physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in 1952 (age about 72 years). Interment at Concord Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Esther LeEthel Duncan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George Washington Wagoner George Washington Wagoner (1856-1919) — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1856. Democrat. Printer; physician; one of the organizers, and director, of the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884; mayor of Johnstown, Pa., 1896-99. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 26, 1919 (age 63 years, 63 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Rev. George Wagoner and Mary L. (Henrie) Wagoner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Cambria County (1907)
  Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) — also known as Thomas R. Wallace — of Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 20, 1848. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October 6, 1874, to Margaret Gill.
Leon F. Wheatley Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) — of Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in West Franklin, Armstrong County, Pa., February 20, 1872. Republican. Dry goods merchant; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y., December 19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303 days). Interment at Hornell Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
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
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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