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  Elijah Babbitt (1795-1887) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., July 29, 1795. Whig. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1836-37; member of Pennsylvania state senate 27th District, 1844-45; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1859-63. Died in Erie, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1887 (age 91 years, 164 days). Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Babbitt (1750-1850) and Amy (Tefft) Babbitt; married, November 28, 1827, to Caroline Elizabeth Kelso; first cousin once removed of Jacob Babbitt; first cousin twice removed of George Henry Babbitt; first cousin thrice removed of Francis Sanford Babbitt; first cousin four times removed of William Greene; second cousin thrice removed of William Greene Jr.; third cousin once removed of Henry Howard Starkweather; third cousin twice removed of Ray Greene, Charles Henry Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham, Howkin Bulkley Beardslee, George Mortimer Beakes, Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, Daniel Parrish Witter and Llewellyn James Barden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald Allen Bailey (b. 1945) — also known as Don Bailey — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 21, 1945. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984; Pennsylvania state auditor general; elected 1984; defeated, 1988, 1992; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Morton Shelley Bailey (1855-1922) — also known as Morton S. Bailey — of Fairplay, Park County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pa., July 3, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1890-92; district judge in Colorado 11th District, 1892-1908; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1896; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1909-22; died in office 1922. Died May 16, 1922 (age 66 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Bailey and Margaret (Lewis) Bailey; married, September 1, 1888, to Lutie Wilkin.
  Thomas Fisher Bailey (b. 1870) — also known as Thomas F. Bailey — of Pennsylvania. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., November 15, 1870. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 20th District, 1916-29. Burial location unknown.
  William Baily — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Silversmith; lawyer; burgess of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1845-46. Burial location unknown.
  Eugene H. Baird (b. 1869) — of Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Born in Sinnamahoning, Cameron County, Pa., August 10, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 25th District, 1921-29. Burial location unknown.
  Jacob Thompson Baker (1847-1919) — also known as J. Thompson Baker — of Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born near Cowan, Union County, Pa., April 13, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Mayor of Wildwood, N.J., 1911-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President); U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1913-15. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 7, 1919 (age 72 years, 238 days). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Elizabeth Bordner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William Baker William Baker (1813-1872) — of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Hamilton, Franklin County, Pa., February 11, 1813. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in office 1872. Lutheran; later Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 23, 1872 (age 59 years, 102 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker; brother of Conrad Baker (1817-1885).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Evansville
  Carl Clifford Baldrige (1880-1949) — also known as Carl C. Baldrige — of North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pa.; Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pa.; Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Braddock Township (now North Braddock), Allegheny County, Pa., December 17, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1917-20, 1927-32. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pa., July 1, 1949 (age 68 years, 196 days). Interment at Monongahela Cemetery, Braddock Hills, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Baldrige and Lida (Corey) Baldrige; married to Lucie Howland Wright; first cousin once removed of Joseph Baldrige; second cousin of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; second cousin once removed of Howard Hammond Baldrige, William Lovell Baldrige and Thomas Jackson Baldrige; second cousin twice removed of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); second cousin thrice removed of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); fourth cousin of Henry Clarence Baldridge.
  Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) — also known as Howard H. Baldrige — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., June 26, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916. Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., May 16, 1928 (age 63 years, 325 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Mattern) Baldrige and Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1842-1895); brother of Thomas Jackson Baldrige; married to Letitia Blanche Coffey; father of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); nephew of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; grandson of Joseph Baldrige; grandfather of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); first cousin of William Lovell Baldrige; second cousin once removed of Carl Clifford Baldrige; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clarence Baldridge.
  Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jackson Baldrige (1872-1964) — also known as Thomas J. Baldrige — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., April 5, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1929-43. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., January 27, 1964 (age 91 years, 297 days). Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Mattern) Baldrige and Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1842-1895); brother of Howard Hammond Baldrige; married, April 18, 1917, to Anna Dean; nephew of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; uncle of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); grandson of Joseph Baldrige; granduncle of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); first cousin of William Lovell Baldrige; second cousin once removed of Carl Clifford Baldrige; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clarence Baldridge.
  Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) — also known as Frank E. Baldwin — of Austin, Potter County, Pa. Born in Duke Center, McKean County, Pa., June 4, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; banker; chair of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania state senate 25th District, 1909-12, 1917-32; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1933-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Austin, Potter County, Pa., August 9, 1943 (age 77 years, 66 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Austin, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John E. Baldwin and Josephine A. (White) Baldwin; married, November 14, 1895, to Addie G. Wolters.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George L. Baldwin (b. 1871) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Towanda, Bradford County, Pa., December 31, 1871. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1906-07. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 14, 1780. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of Abraham Baldwin.
  Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Baldwin (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Andrew Jackson Balliet (1863-1960) — also known as Andrew J. Balliet — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Carbon County, Pa., January 8, 1863. Lawyer; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Seattle, Wash., 1903-07. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 27, 1960 (age 97 years, 79 days). Interment at Lehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Balliet and Sarah (Meinhard) Balliet; brother of Thomas Meinhard Balliet; second cousin once removed of Stephen David Balliet.
  Political family: Balliet family of Wisconsin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eustace H. Bane (b. 1904) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in North Union Township, Fayette County, Pa., September 18, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1951-56. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta Chi; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David E. Bane and Nellie (Ramage) Bane; married to Frances B. Daugherty.
John C. Bane John Curry Bane (1861-1927) — also known as John C. Bane — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pa., November 6, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 14, 1927 (age 65 years, 69 days). Interment at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Bane and Mary W. Bane; married, June 26, 1901, to Katharine Gertrude Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Thomas W. Barber (1902-1970) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., November 23, 1902. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in August, 1970 (age 67 years, 0 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber; brother of Charles Raycroft Barber.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Barclay (1823-1889) — of Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., 1823. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1855-57. Died in Freeport, Armstrong County, Pa., September 10, 1889 (age about 66 years). Interment at Freeport Cemetery, Freeport, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Henry Augustus Barclay Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., January 17, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88. Member, Union League; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily A. Ward.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California (1909)
  Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known as Guy K. Bard — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Pa., October 24, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52; resigned 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952. Lutheran. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Kappa Tau; Delta Theta Phi. Collapsed, probably from a heart attack, in his law office, and died en route to Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Silas E. Bard and Miranda S. (Kurtz) Bard.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George M. Barnard (1881-1949) — of New Castle, Henry County, Ind. Born in New Castle, Henry County, Ind., June 6, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; Henry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949. Quaker. Died, from a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., January 2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210 days). Interment at Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Oscar Barnard and Mary V. (Ballenger) Barnard; married, October 4, 1911, to Marion Hannah Dingee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in Beaver County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57; took senior status 1957. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., April 10, 1959 (age 78 years, 26 days). Interment somewhere in La Grange, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara A. Darr.
James E. Barnett James Elder Barnett (1856-1940) — also known as James E. Barnett — of East Washington, Washington County, Pa. Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana County, Pa., August 1, 1856. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1900-02; law partner of Richard B. Scandrett. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in East Washington, Washington County, Pa., June 10, 1940 (age 83 years, 314 days). Interment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Morrison Barnett and Martha R. (Elder) Barnett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  James McClure Barnett (b. 1870) — also known as James M. Barnett — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., May 24, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 41st District, 1920-29. Burial location unknown.
  Frank P. Barnhart (b. 1873) — of Cambria County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., September 6, 1873. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1907-11; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 47th District, 1929-30. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington Bartch (1849-1927) — also known as George W. Bartch — of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pa.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dushore, Sullivan County, Pa., March 15, 1849. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1893-94; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1896-1906; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1899-1901, 1905-06. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 16, 1927 (age 78 years, 1 days). Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of John G. Bartch and Mary Magdalene (Steiner) Bartch; married 1871 to Amanda Alice Guild.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Bartle III (b. 1941) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., June 6, 1941. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1980-81; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991-. Still living as of 2000.
  William G. Bassler (b. 1938) — of New Jersey. Born in Butler, Butler County, Pa., March 6, 1938. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1988-91; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1991-. Still living as of 2000.
  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
  George Handy Bates (1845-1916) — also known as George H. Bates — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Dover, Kent County, Del., November 19, 1845. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1884; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1882-83; Speaker of the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1883. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 31, 1916 (age 70 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Moore Bates; married, May 26, 1870, to Elizabeth B. Russell.
  Deborah A. Batts (b. 1947) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 13, 1947. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2000.
  Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known as Robert E. Bauman — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1972 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated, 1971, 1980. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; American Bar Association; Elks; Humane Society; Jaycees; Izaak Walton League; Gay. Pleaded guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation charge. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman; married, November 19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Herman E. Baumer (b. 1873) — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 10, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 35th District, 1925-36. Burial location unknown.
  James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) — also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath of His Party"; "High Priest of the Constitution" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 28, 1767. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1804-13. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 6, 1815 (age 48 years, 9 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes or Ann (Hodge) Bayard; married, February 11, 1795, to Ann Nancy Bassett (daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard Jr.; nephew and adoptive son of John Bubenheim Bayard; grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; second great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; second great-grandnephew of Nicholas Bayard (c.1644-1707); third great-grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); third great-grandnephew of Pieter Stuyvesant; first cousin once removed of Littleton Kirkpatrick; first cousin twice removed of Andrew Kirkpatrick; second cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard; third cousin once removed of Nicholas Bayard (1736-1802); fourth cousin once removed of James Adams Ekin.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James A. Bayard (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas McKee Bayne (1836-1894) — also known as Thomas M. Bayne — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pa., June 14, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Allegheny County District Attorney, 1870-74; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1877-91; defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884, 1888. Alarmed about a tuberculosis-related lung hemorrhage, he killed himself, by gunshot to the head, in Washington, D.C., June 16, 1894 (age 58 years, 2 days). Interment at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Epitaph: "Eternal rest give unto him oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Joseph Beamish (b. 1869) — also known as Richard J. Beamish — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 6, 1869. Lawyer; newspaper editor; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1931-34. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Allen Beamish and Mary (Loftus) Beamish; married, August 14, 1909, to Maud Weatherly.
  Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., June 27, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; burgess of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1935-38. Episcopalian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Loyal Legion; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association. Died September 22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87 days). Interment at Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October 14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter; married, August 18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell.
  Howkin Bulkley Beardslee (1820-1886) — also known as Howkin B. Beardslee — of Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pa., May 28, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster at Honesdale, Pa., 1858-59; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1864-66 (8th District 1864, 10th District 1865-66). Died in Indian Orchard, Wayne County, Pa., March 11, 1886 (age 65 years, 287 days). Interment at Indian Orchard Cemetery, Indian Orchard, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Bulkley Beardslee and Lucretia (Kimble) Beardslee; married 1846 to Charlotte Clark; fifth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin once removed of Samuel Austin Gager; third cousin of Daniel Parrish Witter; third cousin twice removed of Aaron Burr; fourth cousin of Barzillai Bulkeley Kellogg and David Munson Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Elijah Babbitt and Thomas Mott Osborne.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mercer Beasley (1815-1897) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1815. Lawyer; Whig candidate for mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1851; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1864-97; died in office 1897. Died, from bronchial pneumonia, in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., February 19, 1897 (age about 81 years). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Frederick Beasley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) — also known as James A. Beaver — of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa. Born in Millerstown, Perry County, Pa., October 21, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1896-1906. Presbyterian. Lost a leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864. Died in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., January 31, 1914 (age 76 years, 102 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1865, to Mary A. McAllister.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) — also known as T. G. Beaver — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Union County, Pa., 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arcanum; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to Frances Mary Twombly.
  Louis Charles Bechtle (b. 1927) — also known as Louis C. Bechtle — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 14, 1927. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-72; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1972-93; took senior status 1993. Still living as of 2000.
  James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) — also known as James M. Beck — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 9, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; U.S. Solicitor General, 1921-25; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33, 2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934. Member, American Philosophical Society; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1936 (age 74 years, 278 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck; married 1890 to Lilla Lawrence Mitchell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pa., February 29, 1908. Democrat. Social worker; lawyer; member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (first woman to be elected); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1969. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Ukrainian ancestry. Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich., January 30, 2005 (age 97 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck.
  Campaign slogan (1969): "Sweep the Deck with Mary Beck."
  Edward Roy Becker (b. 1933) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 4, 1933. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1970-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1981-. Still living as of 2000.
  Cross-reference: Paul J. Fishman
  Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1747. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware state attorney general, 1784-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member of Delaware state senate, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 30, 1812 (age about 64 years). Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Gunning Bedford (1720-1802) and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; married 1770 to Jane Ballareau Parker; first cousin of Gunning Bedford (1742-1797).
  Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  Godlove Orth Behm (1828-1888) — also known as Godlove O. Behm — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., January 7, 1828. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., March 14, 1888 (age 60 years, 67 days). Interment at Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, February 23, 1851, to Sarah M. Orth (niece of Godlove Stein Orth).
  Political family: Orth family of Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Ensinger Beidleman (1873-1929) — also known as Edward E. Beidleman — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., July 8, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1905-08; member of Pennsylvania state senate 15th District, 1913-19; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924, 1928; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1926. Died April 9, 1929 (age 55 years, 275 days). Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) — of Upland, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Upland, Delaware County, Pa., February 4, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 9th District, 1961-2002. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Exchange Club; Reserve Officers Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary Isabel James.
  John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) — also known as John C. Bell — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana County, Pa., October 3, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1911-15. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 29, 1935 (age 74 years, 87 days). Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred M. Bell and Sarah (Risher) Bell; married, December 10, 1890, to Fleurette de Benneville Keim Myers (daughter of Leonard Myers); father of John Cromwell Bell Jr..
  Political family: Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cromwell Bell Jr. (1892-1974) — also known as John C. Bell, Jr. — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 25, 1892. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Psi. Died March 18, 1974 (age 81 years, 144 days). Interment at St. Asaph Church Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell and John Cromwell Bell; married, June 29, 1918, to Sarah Andrews Baker; grandson of Leonard Myers.
  Political family: Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Philip J. Berg (b. 1944) — also known as Phil Berg — of Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 14, 1944. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1992; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; in 2001, he issued a formal demand that U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia be disbarred for their participation in the Bush v. Gore decision; in 2004, he filed a federal lawsuit under the Racketeer Influencd and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, accusing President George W. Bush, and 155 other defendants, of complicity in the 9/11 terrorist attacks (the case was dismissed); in 2008, he sued in federal court, contending that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and not eligible to be President (the case was dismissed); sued by clients and disciplined by Pennsylvania legal authorities for malpractice, mostly due to neglect of cases entrusted to him, missing legal deadlines, and failure to keep clients informed; his law license was suspended for two years in 2013, and he ultimately agreed to be disbarred in 2015. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  James Stanley Berger (1903-1984) — also known as James S. Berger — of Coudersport, Potter County, Pa. Born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., January 3, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 25th District, 1945-68. Died in April, 1984 (age 81 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. A. Berger and Harriet (Stanley) Berger; married to Georgianna J. Daniels.
  John Albert Berkey (1861-1946) — of Somerset County, Pa. Born in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pa., January 31, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 16th District, 1920-29. Died May 14, 1946 (age 85 years, 103 days). Interment at Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Earl Hanley Beshlin (1870-1971) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pa., April 28, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1917-19. Died in Warren, Warren County, Pa., July 12, 1971 (age 101 years, 75 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889) — also known as Edward M. Biddle — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 27, 1808. Lawyer; Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1861-62; railroad president. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 13, 1889 (age 80 years, 290 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William MacFunn Biddle and Lydia (Spencer) Biddle; brother of Valery Fullerton Biddle (who married Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857)); married 1836 to Julianna Watts (sister of Henry Miller Watts; aunt of Ethelbert Watts); grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; granduncle of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; first cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Scull; second cousin of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; second cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); second cousin thrice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857), John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; third cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.
  Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) — also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Irvine, Warren County, Pa., October 4, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1924; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 25, 1955 (age 89 years, 172 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1832-1888) and Mary Lewis (Leiper) Biddle; grandnephew of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889); second great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Macpherson Berrien; first cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin four times removed of John Scull; second cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; second cousin twice removed of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull, Robert Spencer Scull and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known as Francis Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born, in Paris, France, of American parents, May 9, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S. Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148 days). Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edmund Randolph and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard Bland and Benjamin Harrison; second cousin once removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke and John Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose and Peter Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph, Carter Bassett Harrison, John Randolph of Roanoke and William Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Henry St. George Tucker and John Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Richard Biddle Richard Biddle (1796-1847) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 25, 1796. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1837-40 (22nd District 1837-39, 32nd District 1839-40). Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 6, 1847 (age 51 years, 103 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard) Biddle; brother of James Biddle and John Biddle (1792-1859); nephew of Edward Biddle; uncle of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; granduncle of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; third great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin once removed of John Scull and Edward MacFunn Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; second cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; second cousin thrice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed of Charles Elam Scull; fourth cousin of Samuel Scull; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington.
  Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
  Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden; "Sleepy Joe" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988, 2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Vice President of the United States, 2009-17; President of the United States, 2021-. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia 'Jean' (Finnegan) Biden; married 1966 to Neilia Hunter; married, June 17, 1977, to Jill Biden; father of Joseph Robinette Biden III.
  Political family: Biden family of Wilmington, Delaware.
  The Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station, in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Joe Biden: Jules Witcover, Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption
  Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) — also known as Benjamin A. Bidlack — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa.; Milford, Pike County, Pa. Born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., September 8, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Pike County Treasurer, 1834; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1835-36; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43, 11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849. Died in Bogotá, Colombia, February 6, 1849 (age 44 years, 151 days). Interment at English Cemetery, Bogota, Colombia.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Bidlack and Lydia (Alden) Bidlack; married to Fannie Stewart; married, September 8, 1829, to Margaret Wallace; ancestor *** of Hal Bidlack.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Bierer — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Lawyer; burgess of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1885-86. Burial location unknown.
  James Soloman Biery (1839-1904) — also known as James S. Biery — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born near Emlenton, Venango County, Pa., March 2, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1873-75; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., December 3, 1904 (age 65 years, 276 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Horace Binney Horace Binney (1780-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Northern Liberties (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., January 4, 1780. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1806-07; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1833-35. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 12, 1875 (age 95 years, 220 days). Interment at St. James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Barnabas Binney.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Binney (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; wrecked and scrapped 1958) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
  James Black (1823-1893) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lewisburg, Union County, Pa., September 23, 1823. Lawyer; one of the founders of the National Prohibition Party in 1869; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1872. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., December 16, 1893 (age 70 years, 84 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Black and Jane (Egbert) Black; married 1845 to Eliza Murray.
Jeremiah Sullivan Black Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) — also known as Jeremiah S. Black — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; York, York County, Pa. Born in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pa., January 10, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-51; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-54; U.S. Attorney General, 1857-60; U.S. Secretary of State, 1860-61; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873. Disciples of Christ. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Died in York, York County, Pa., August 19, 1883 (age 73 years, 221 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Sullivan) Black and Henry Black; married, March 23, 1836, to Mary Forward (daughter of Chauncey Forward); father of Chauncey Forward Black.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah S. Black (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
  Samuel Watson Black (1816-1862) — also known as Samuel W. Black — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 3, 1816. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1852; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-59; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle at Gaines Mill (now part of Mechanicsville), Hanover County, Va., June 27, 1862 (age 45 years, 297 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  James Blair (1762-1837) — of Kentucky. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 22, 1762. Lawyer; Kentucky state attorney general, 1797-1820. Died in Kentucky, January 7, 1837 (age 74 years, 16 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Blair and Susan (Durbarrow) Blair; married, January 2, 1789, to Elizabeth Smith; father of Francis Preston Blair; grandfather of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; great-grandfather of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair; second great-grandfather of Edward Brooke Lee; third great-grandfather of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr..
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Samuel Steel Blair (1821-1890) — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., December 5, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1859-63. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., December 8, 1890 (age 69 years, 3 days). Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  John Blanchard (1787-1849) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Peacham, Caledonia County, Vt., September 30, 1787. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1845-49. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa., March 9, 1849 (age 61 years, 160 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., December 17, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Erie County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania state senate 49th District, 1945-60. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in 1970 (age about 85 years). Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Blass and Mary Blass; married 1907 to Annabelle Koehler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in East Brady, Clarion County, Pa., June 19, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; Judge, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, 1972-93. Female. Catholic. Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters; Americans for Democratic Action; American Bar Association; Delta Sigma Rho; Pi Sigma Alpha. Died in a retirement home at Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pa., July 4, 1996 (age 83 years, 15 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Frederick Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alan Neil Bloch (b. 1932) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., 1932. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979-97; resigned 1997. Still living as of 2001.
  Andrew Boden (d. 1835) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Lawyer; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1817-21. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., December 20, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) — of Boyertown, Berks County, Pa. Born in Yellow House, Berks County, Pa., February 18, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president, Pottstown Memorial Hospital; chair of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72; took senior status 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi; Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Died June 2, 1973 (age 70 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26, 1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser.
  Albert Edward Bogdon (1891-1927) — also known as Albert E. Bogdon — of Denver, Colo. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate 1st District, 1925-27; died in office 1927. While visiting his mistress, (scandalous behavior at the time), he was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Joseph S. Minter, in Denver, Colo., June 10, 1927 (age about 35 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Curtis Bok (b. 1897) — also known as Curtis Bok — of Pennsylvania. Born in Wyncote, Montgomery County, Pa., September 7, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1937-58; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court; elected 1958. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward William Bok and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok.
  Susan Ritchie Bolton (b. 1951) — of Arizona. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1951. Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1989-2000; U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 2000-. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Eugene Cleophas Bonniwell (b. 1872) — also known as Eugene C. Bonniwell — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 25, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-39; Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1918, 1926, 1934 (primary); candidate for justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921. Catholic. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; Sons of Union Veterans; Society of the War of 1812; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell; married, June 5, 1900, to Madeleine Helene Cahill; married, August 28, 1934, to Roberta Curry Ranck.
Arthur I. Boreman Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) — also known as Arthur I. Boreman — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa., July 24, 1823. Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1855-61; circuit judge in Virginia, 1861-63; Governor of West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1889-96; died in office 1896. Methodist. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 19, 1896 (age 72 years, 270 days). Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Kenner Seaton Boreman and Sarah (Inghram) Boreman; brother of William Inghram Boreman, James Miller Boreman and Jacob Smith Boreman; married, November 30, 1864, to Laurane (Tanner) Bullock; granduncle of Herbert Stephenson Boreman.
  Political family: Boreman family of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
  Jacob Smith Boreman (1831-1913) — also known as Jacob S. Boreman — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Born in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa., August 4, 1831. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1873-80, 1885-89. Died in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, October 7, 1913 (age 82 years, 64 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Kenner Seaton Boreman and Sarah (Inghram) Boreman; brother of William Inghram Boreman, James Miller Boreman and Arthur Inghram Boreman; married, September 4, 1866, to Mary Ferguson; granduncle of Herbert Stephenson Boreman.
  Political family: Boreman family of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Heron Bork (1927-2012) — also known as Robert H. Bork — of Washington, D.C. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 1, 1927. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S. Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned 1988. Catholic. Member, Federalist Society; Phi Gamma Delta. Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987; rejected by the Senate. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., December 19, 2012 (age 85 years, 293 days). Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Philip Bork and Elizabeth (Kunkle) Bork; married 1952 to Claire Davidson; married 1982 to Mary Ellen Pohl.
  Cross-reference: Richard G. Taranto
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Robert H. Bork: Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule of Judges (2003) — The Tempting of America (1991) — Slouching Towards Gomorrah : Modern Liberalism and American Decline (1996)
  James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) — also known as James W. Bosler — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 4, 1833. Lawyer; merchant; real estate agent; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1882. German ancestry. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., December 17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Bosler and Elizabeth (Herman) Bosler; married 1860 to Helen Beltzhoover.
  Bosler Hall (built 1884-86; expanded and transformed, 1940-41; renovated again in 1967 and 1983), at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dallas Boudeman (1846-1925) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Valley Township, Montour County, Pa., January 20, 1846. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 3, 1925 (age 79 years, 256 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Boudeman and Margaret (Caldwell) Boudeman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Franklin Bound (1829-1910) — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., April 9, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 13th District, 1861-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1885-89. Died in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., August 8, 1910 (age 81 years, 121 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George M. Bourquin (1863-1958) — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born in Warren County, Pa., June 24, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1905-09; U.S. District Judge for Montana, 1912-34; took senior status 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1934. Died November 15, 1958 (age 95 years, 144 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Justin Bourquin and Celestine (Ducray) Bourquin; married, September 25, 1891, to Mary M. Ratigan.
  Joseph W. Bouton (b. 1856) — of McKean County, Pa. Born in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., November 20, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 48th District, 1903-29; candidate for justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Evelyn Tyrell.
  Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known as Frank L. Bowman — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 21, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Morgantown, W.Va., 1911-15; mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3, 1903, to Pearl Silveus.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) — also known as Charles E. Boyle — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., February 4, 1836. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876, 1880, 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87; territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888. Episcopalian. Died, of pneumonia, in the Occidental Hotel, Seattle, King County, Wash., December 15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Boyle; married, February 7, 1858, to Mary Hendrickson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Green Bradford II (1848-1928) — also known as Edward G. Bradford II — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 12, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1888, 1916 (alternate); delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1897; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1897-1918; retired 1918. Died in Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pa., March 30, 1928 (age 80 years, 18 days). Interment at Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Green Bradford and Mary Alicia (Heyward) Bradford; married, September 18, 1872, to Eleuthera Paulina du Pont; father of Edward Green Bradford Jr.; uncle of Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard; grandfather of Henry Belin du Pont Jr.; granduncle of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; great-granduncle of Richard Henry Bayard; sixth great-grandson of George Wyllys and John Haynes; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Abraham Davenport and Robert Treat Paine; third cousin once removed of Bailey Frye Adams; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kitchell, Enoch Woodbridge, John Davenport, James Davenport, Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; fourth cousin of Clayton Hyde Lathrop; fourth cousin once removed of Ira Chandler Backus, Joshua Perkins, Julius Levi Strong, Henry Sabin, Lee Randall Sanborn and Clayton Huntington Lathrop.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vincent L. Bradford — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1838, 1839 (3rd District 1838, 7th District 1839). Burial location unknown.
  William Bradford (1755-1795) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 14, 1755. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S. Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795. Presbyterian. Died August 23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343 days). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford; married to Susan Vergereau Boudinot (daughter of Elias Boudinot; niece of Richard Stockton).
  Political family: Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bradford County, Pa. is named for him.
  The city of Bradford, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Bradley (1810-1887) — of LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind. Born in Chester County, Pa., August 19, 1810. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1850-51; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; member of Indiana state senate, 1869-71. Died in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., April 30, 1887 (age 76 years, 254 days). Interment at Patton Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of John H. Bradley.
W. J. Brennen William James Brennen (1852-1924) — also known as W. J. Brennen — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 5, 1852. Democrat. Steelworker; machinist; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876, 1900, 1904 (member, Credentials Committee), 1912, 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1890; member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Central Committee, 1893-1913. Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Eagles. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 15, 1924 (age 71 years, 223 days). Interment at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Brennen and Theresa (Callagher) Brennen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Benjamin Harris Brewster (1816-1888) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Salem County, N.J., October 13, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1867-69; resigned 1869; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S. Attorney General, 1882-85. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 4, 1888 (age 71 years, 174 days). Interment at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Francis E. Brewster and Maria (Hampton) Brewster; married 1857 to Elizabeth von Myerbach de Reinfeldts; married 1870 to Mary Walker (daughter of Robert John Walker); grandfather of Anna Willis Baugh Brewster (who married Francis White); great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster.
  Political family: Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David J. Brightbill — also known as "Chip" — of West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pa. Born in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 48th District, 1983-2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) — also known as Raymond J. Broderick — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 29, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1970; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84; took senior status 1984. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died, of cancer, in Gladwyne, Montgomery County, Pa., August 6, 2000 (age 86 years, 69 days). Burial location unknown.
  Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) — also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis Brodhead — of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton County, Pa. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 12, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892, 1904 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914. Catholic. Died in Washington, D.C., April 23, 1920 (age 61 years, 102 days). Interment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Jefferson Davis
  Relatives: Son of Richard Brodhead and Mary (Bradford) Brodhead; married 1883 to Cecilia Harvier; grandnephew of Jefferson Finis Davis.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Davis-Howell-Morgan-Agnew family of New Orleans and Shreveport, Louisiana; Taylor-Brodhead family of Easton, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anita Blumstein Brody (b. 1937) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., 1937. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1981-92; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  David Brooks (1756-1838) — of New York County, N.Y.; Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1756. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1786-88, 1793-96, 1809-10 (New York County 1786-88, Dutchess County 1793-96, 1809-10); county judge in New York, 1795-1807; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1797-99. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 30, 1838 (age about 82 years). Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John B. Brooks (b. 1871) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born near Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 29, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1898-99. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to Genevieve Wilbur.
  Jacob Broom (1808-1864) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1808. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57. Died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Broom; grandson of Jacob Broom (1752-1810).
  Political family: Broom family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Madison Broom (1776-1850) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born near Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., 1776. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1805-07; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1824. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 15, 1850 (age about 73 years). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Broom (1752-1810); father of Jacob Broom (1808-1864).
  Political family: Broom family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Martin Broomall (1816-1894) — also known as John M. Broomall — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pa., January 19, 1816. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1874-75. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 3, 1894 (age 78 years, 135 days). Interment at Media Cemetery, Media, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandfather of John Martin Broomall III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Martin Broomall III (b. 1878) — also known as John M. Broomall III — of Delaware County, Pa. Born in Media, Delaware County, Pa., June 26, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1926-29. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of John Martin Broomall.
  Marriott Brosius (1843-1901) — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pa., March 7, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1889-1901; defeated, 1882; died in office 1901. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., March 16, 1901 (age 58 years, 9 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1869 to Elizabeth J. Coates.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Charles L. Brown Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) — also known as Charles L. Brown — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 6, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900, 1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1920 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Union League; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, from a heart attack, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 8, 1947 (age 83 years, 94 days). Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence Warren.
  Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 1896
  Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) — also known as Francis S. Brown — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 9, 1858. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924, 1928. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Brown and Elizabeth (Shunk) Brown; married 1883 to Lizzie Hamm; father of Francis Shunk Brown Jr.; grandson of Francis Rawn Shunk; great-grandson of William Findlay.
  Political family: Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania.
  Francis Shunk Brown Jr. (b. 1891) — also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Zeta Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Shunk Brown and Elizabeth (Hamm) Brown; married, February 10, 1917, to Janet Ramsey McKeen; grandson of Charles Brown; great-grandson of Francis Rawn Shunk; third great-grandson of William Findlay.
  Political family: Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania.
  Homer S. Brown (b. 1896) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., September 23, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st District, 1935. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William R. Brown and Maira W. (Rowlette) Brown; married to Wilhelmina Byrd.
  Jacob Hay Brown (b. 1849) — also known as J. Hay Brown — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in York, York County, Pa., September 11, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; Lancaster County Solicitor, 1876-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1899-1921; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-21. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James A. Brown and Mary E. (Hay) Brown.
  James Brown (1766-1835) — of Kentucky; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born near Staunton, Augusta County, Va., September 11, 1766. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1791; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1792-96; secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. Attorney for Louisiana, 1805-08; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-17, 1819-23; resigned 1823; U.S. Minister to France, 1823-29. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 7, 1835 (age 68 years, 208 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Brown and Margaret (Preston) Brown; brother of John Brown; married to Ann Hart; cousin *** of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Smith Preston.
  Political families: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mason Brown (1799-1867) — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 10, 1799. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1839-49; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1855-59; Kentucky state treasurer, 1865-67. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., January 27, 1867 (age 67 years, 78 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Brown and Margaretta (Mason) Brown; married, March 10, 1825, to Judith Ann Bledsoe (daughter of Jesse Bledsoe); married, December 8, 1835, to Mary Yoder; father of Benjamin Gratz Brown; nephew of John Mitchell Mason; first cousin once removed of Emily Todd Helm.
  Political families: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William M. Brown (1850-1915) — of New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. Born in Greenville, Mercer County, Pa., September 20, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1876, 1880; member of Pennsylvania state senate 47th District, 1897-1900; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; elected U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District 1914, but died before taking office. Died, from pneumonia, in the Hotel McAlpin, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1915 (age 64 years, 133 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, New Castle, Pa.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Wallace Brown (1836-1926) — of Bradford, McKean County, Pa. Born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 22, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; McKean County District Attorney, 1867-69; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1872-76; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1883-87. Died in Bradford, McKean County, Pa., November 4, 1926 (age 90 years, 196 days). Interment at Alfred Cemetery, Alfred, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rasselas W. Brown and Mary P. (Brownell) Brown; married, March 18, 1862, to Ellen Crandall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James I. Brownson (b. 1856) — of Washington County, Pa. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., January 25, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 27th District, 1918-29. Burial location unknown.
  John Bruce (1832-1901) — of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Ala. Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, February 16, 1832. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S. District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901. Scottish ancestry. Died in Walters Park, Berks County, Pa., October 1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Matthew Linn Bruce (c.1861-1936) — also known as M. Linn Bruce — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., about 1861. Republican. Lawyer; chair of New York County Republican Party, 1903; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed 1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908. Died, following a heart attack, in Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 26, 1936 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Bruce.
  Charles Napoleon Brumm (1838-1917) — also known as Charles N. Brumm — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa.; Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., June 9, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-89, 1895-99, 1906-09 (13th District 1881-89, 1895-99, 12th District 1906-09); defeated, 1880 (Greenback), 1888 (Republican); common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1909-17; Bull Moose candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1914. Died in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., January 11, 1917 (age 78 years, 216 days). Interment at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George Rheinhardt Brumm and Salome (Zemholdt) Brumm; married 1862 to Virginia James; father of George Franklin Brumm.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Franklin Brumm (1878-1934) — also known as George F. Brumm — of Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., January 24, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; solicitor for Miners State Bank; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1923-27, 1929-34; died in office 1934. Episcopalian. Died, from myocarditis and nephritis, in Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 29, 1934 (age 56 years, 125 days). Interment at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Napoleon Brumm and Virginia (James) Brumm.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848) — of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa. Born in Chester County, Pa., April 8, 1780. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Waynesburg, Pa., 1822-35; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1835-39. Died in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa., December 2, 1848 (age 68 years, 238 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
James Buchanan James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as "The Sage of Wheatland"; "Buck"; "Old Buck" — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in a log cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 23, 1791. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1848, 1852; U.S. Secretary of State, 1845-49; President of the United States, 1857-61. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., June 1, 1868 (age 77 years, 39 days). Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan.
  Cross-reference: David Fullerton Robison — John A. Quitman — John Gallagher Montgomery
  Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are named for him.
  The city of Buchanan, Michigan, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James B. DukeJames B. CullisonJames B. HollandJames Buchanan SigginsJ. B. MarcumJames B. Searcy
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about James Buchanan: Philip S. Klein, President James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In Congress, And Sec. Of State
  Critical books about James Buchanan: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) — also known as Thomas C. Buchanan — of Beaver, Beaver County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Beaver, Beaver County, Pa., November 12, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944; member, Federal Power Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1952-53. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Died in 1958 (age about 62 years). Interment at Mill Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John McFarren Buchanan and Jane (Mitchell) Buchanan; married, June 10, 1925, to Juliet Bradford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Conrad Bucher (1792-1851) — also known as John C. Bucher — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., December 28, 1792. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1831-33; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1839-51. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., October 15, 1851 (age 58 years, 291 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Jay Buckman (1879-1943) — also known as Clarence J. Buckman — of Langhorne, Bucks County, Pa. Born in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pa., October 31, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1909-10; member of Pennsylvania state senate 10th District, 1911-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Died in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pa., February 18, 1943 (age 63 years, 110 days). Interment at Middletown Friends Cemetery, Langhorne, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Buckman and Sarah Ann Dickinson (Hibbs) Buckman; married, January 25, 1919, to Ada L. Buckman; father of Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter (b. 1936) — Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., 1936. Lawyer; Lancaster County District Attorney, 1978-80; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1980-90; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-2003; took senior status 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Joseph Buffington (1855-1947) — of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., September 5, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1892-1906; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1906-38; took senior status 1938. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 21, 1947 (age 92 years, 46 days). Interment somewhere in Kittanning, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Buffington and Margaret Chambers (Orr) Buffington; married, January 29, 1885, to Mary Alice Simonton; married, January 1, 1931, to Mary Fullerton Jones.
  William Christian Bullitt (1856-1914) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 18, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives; elected 1882. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 22, 1914 (age 57 years, 277 days). Interment at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Christian Bullitt and Theresa (Langhorne) Bullitt; married to Louisa Gross Horwitz; father of William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); great-grandson of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816); second great-grandson of John Fry and Cuthbert Bullitt; third great-grandson of Joshua Fry; first cousin of William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); first cousin once removed of James Speed; fourth cousin of Hugh Kennedy Bullitt.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Burd (1793-1844) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1793. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-35 (13th District 1831-33, 18th District 1833-35). Died in Bedford, Bedford County, Pa., January 13, 1844 (age about 50 years). Interment at Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
James F. Burke * James Francis Burke (1867-1932) — also known as James F. Burke — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Petroleum Center, Venango County, Pa., October 21, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1892; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1905-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908, 1932 (alternate). Catholic. Died in Washington, D.C., August 8, 1932 (age 64 years, 292 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Richard J. Burke and Anna (Arnold) Burke.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Charlton Burnett (b. 1826) — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., August 31, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1867-69, 1876-78 (10th District 1867-69, 22nd District 1876-78). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Rogers Levering Burnett.
  Rogers Levering Burnett (b. 1856) — also known as Rogers L. Burnett — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., October 25, 1856. Lawyer; Monroe County District Attorney, 1884-90; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1913-21. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charlton Burnett and Jane Caroline (Levering) Burnett; married, June 15, 1910, to Leonora Miller Pritchard.
  Thomas Burnside (1782-1851) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Newton Stewart, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), July 28, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 13th District, 1811-12, 1823-26; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1815-16; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1815-19, 1826-41; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1845-51; died in office 1851. Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 25, 1851 (age 68 years, 240 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915) — also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian Orator" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated, 1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1915 (age 78 years, 311 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Julius Caesar
  Relatives: Uncle of Alfred Barnes Connable Jr..
  Political family: Connable-Burrows family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  Robert Grey Bushong (1883-1951) — also known as Robert G. Bushong — of Reading, Berks County, Pa.; Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pa. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., June 10, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1909; orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1924; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1927-29. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., April 6, 1951 (age 67 years, 300 days). Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Lillie (Roberts) Bushong and Jacob Bushong; married, July 20, 1919, to Helen Bowman; grandson of Anthony Ellmaker Roberts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Cox Busser (b. 1875) — also known as Ralph C. Busser — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; York, York County, Pa. Born in York, York County, Pa., January 3, 1875. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Erfurt, 1909-13; Trieste, 1913-17, 1919-20; Bergen, 1917-19; Corunna, 1920-22; Plymouth, 1922-24; Cardiff, as of 1926-29; Leipzig, as of 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Leipzig, as of 1938; author. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William F. Busser and Mary C. (Cox) Busser; married 1902 to Bertice S. Bates.
  Thomas Butler (1785-1847) — of Louisiana. Born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., April 14, 1785. Lawyer; planter; district judge in Louisiana, 1813; U.S. Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1818-21. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 7, 1847 (age 62 years, 115 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, West Feliciana Parish, La.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Thomas S. Butler Thomas Stalker Butler (1855-1928) — also known as Thomas S. Butler — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pa., November 4, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1928 (6th District 1897-1903, 7th District 1903-23, 8th District 1923-28); died in office 1928. Died in Washington, D.C., May 26, 1928 (age 72 years, 204 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Margaretta Paschall (Woodward) Butler and Samuel Butler; married, February 20, 1879, to Maud Mary Darlington (daughter of Smedley Darlington); father of Smedley Darlington Butler; nephew of William Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
  William Butler (1822-1909) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 2, 1822. Newspaper editor; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1861-79; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1879-99; retired 1899. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1909 (age 86 years, 335 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel Butler; uncle of Thomas Stalker Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Butterfield (b. 1838) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Butler County, Pa., 1838. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Erie County, 1874, 1893-94; member of Pennsylvania state senate 49th District, 1876-80. Burial location unknown.
  John Decker Butzner Jr. (1917-2006) — also known as John D. Butzner, Jr. — of Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 2, 1917. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; circuit judge in Virginia, 1958-62; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1962-67; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1967-82; took senior status 1982. Presbyterian. Died in Richmond, Va., January 20, 2006 (age 88 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) — of Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., October 21, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908; president, Tide Water Oil Company, 1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water Associated Oil Company, 1926-33; president, American Petroleum Institute, 1933-41. Presbyterian. Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y., September 28, 1941 (age 60 years, 342 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Florence Payne.
  Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Charles City County, Va., July 26, 1770. Lawyer; secretary of Northwest Territory, 1800-03; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1802; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1802-03; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1803-28; died in office 1828. Died in Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio, August 25, 1828 (age 58 years, 30 days). Interment at Byrd Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Evelyn Byrd and Mary Shippen (Willing) Byrd; married, April 6, 1797, to Sarah Waters Meade; married, October 8, 1818, to Hannah Miles; nephew of Thomas Willing; grandson of Charles Willing; grandnephew of Edward Shippen (1703-1781) and William Shippen; great-granduncle of Connally Findlay Trigg and Richard Evelyn Byrd; second great-grandson of Edward Shippen (1639-1712); second great-granduncle of Harry Flood Byrd; third great-granduncle of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; first cousin once removed of Edward Shippen (1729-1806) and John Brown Francis; first cousin twice removed of Edward Overton Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of James Rieman Macfarlane and Francis Fisher Kane; first cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; second cousin once removed of Edward Shippen (1823-1904); second cousin twice removed of Bertha Shippen Irving; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of William Bradley Umstead and Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin twice removed of John Penn, John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Zachary Taylor, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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