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Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) —
also known as Francis W. H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 26,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New York
City Police Commissioner, 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from heart
failure, in the Devon Manor convalescent
home, Devon, Chester
County, Pa., April
20, 1990 (age 85 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married, June 21,
1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
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Jeremiah A. Brown (b. 1841) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1841.
Republican. Carpenter;
deputy sheriff; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1886-87.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Brown and Frances J. Brown; married, January
17, 1864, to Mary A. Wheeler. |
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Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940) —
also known as Smedley Butler; "The Fighting
Quaker"; "Old Gimlet Eye" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., July 30,
1881.
Republican. Major general in U.S. Marine Corps; received a Medal
of Honor for the capture of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914; received
another for the capture of Fort Riviere, Haiti, 1915; Philadelphia
police commissioner, 1924-25; arrested
and court-martialed
in 1931 over his unauthorized
disclosure
of an incident unflattering to Italian dictator Italian Benito
Mussolini; retired from the service rather than apologize to
Mussolini; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 21,
1940 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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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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Robert J. Fescemyer (born c.1942) —
also known as Bob Fescemyer —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born about 1942.
Democrat. Police officer; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 2006-.
Still living as of 2015.
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Image source:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 21, 2009 |
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Jules Filo (b. 1909) —
of West Mifflin, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
1909.
Democrat. Deputy coroner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District, 1949-60.
Lutheran.
Czechoslovakian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Foster —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Republican. Police officer; candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Golden (1799-1887) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Mifflin
County, Pa., October
5, 1799.
Farmer;
sheriff; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1870-78.
Died in 1887
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August
4, 1880.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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John Austin Jones (b. 1855) —
also known as John A. Jones —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1855.
Iron
molder; police officer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Knapp (1906-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Knapp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
27, 1906.
Police officer; painting
and decorating business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., September
24, 1992 (age 85 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos W. Knepper (b. 1841) —
of Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Berlin, Somerset
County, Pa., April
14, 1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy sheriff;
real
estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Devine Malone (b. 1874) —
also known as Thomas D. Malone —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
1, 1874.
Republican. Assistant superintendent of Pittsburgh police;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank McQuown (b. 1876) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
6, 1876.
Blacksmith;
railroad
clerk; fire chief; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
18, 1868.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) —
also known as Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid";
"The Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino";
"The General" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1920.
Police officer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic
primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election
1991.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 16,
1991 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.; statue (now gone) at Municipal Service Building Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Andrew C. Thomas (b. 1902) —
of Portvue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1902.
Democrat. Barber;
deputy sheriff; investigator;
justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1953-56.
Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Thomas and Anna Thomas. |
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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William Henry Wilson (1877-1937) —
also known as William H. Wilson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
6, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-16; Philadelphia director of
public safety, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1935-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
11, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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