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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bailey and Margaret (Lewis) Bailey; married, September
1, 1888, to Lutie Wilkin. |
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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.
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William Baily —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Silversmith;
lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1845-46.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of David E. Bane and Nellie (Ramage) Bane; married to Frances B.
Daugherty. |
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara
A. Darr. |
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1888
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Moore Bates; married, May 26,
1870, to Elizabeth B. Russell. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1969): "Sweep the Deck
with Mary Beck." |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary Isabel
James. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of C. A. Berger and Harriet (Stanley) Berger; married to Georgianna
J. Daniels. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John Bierer —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Black and Jane (Egbert) Black; married 1845 to Eliza
Murray. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26,
1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward William Bok and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok. |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Justin Bourquin and Celestine (Ducray) Bourquin; married, September
25, 1891, to Mary M. Ratigan. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Brennen and Theresa (Callagher) Brennen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence
Warren. |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
September 14, 1896 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Brown and Maira W. (Rowlette) Brown; married to
Wilhelmina Byrd. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James A. Brown and Mary E. (Hay) Brown. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James Bruce. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Duke
— James
B. Cullison
— James
B. Holland
— James
Buchanan Siggins
— J.
B. Marcum
— James
B. Searcy
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| | | 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) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William F. Busser and Mary C. (Cox) Busser; married 1902 to
Bertice S. Bates. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to
Florence Payne. |
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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.
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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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