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James Chris Cacheris (b. 1933) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1933.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Virginia 19th Circuit, 1971-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1981-98,
1998-.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Cadwalader (1805-1879) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1855-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1858-79;
died in office 1879.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
26, 1879 (age 73 years, 300
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cadwalader and Mary (Biddle) Cadwalader; married, October
18, 1828, to Mary Binney; married, December
10, 1833, to Henrietta Maria Bancker; father of John
Cadwalader (1843-1925); grandnephew of Lambert
Cadwalader; first cousin of Thomas
Biddle; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Chew, Edward
Biddle, Charles
Biddle and Francis
Beverley Biddle; second cousin of Charles
Bingham Penrose and Alfred
Wells; second cousin once removed of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Boies
Penrose and Spencer
Penrose; third cousin of George
Howard, Benjamin
Chew Howard, Sophia
Dallas, Edward
MacFunn Biddle, James
Stokes Biddle and Charles
John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John
Lee Carroll and John
Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward
MacFunn Biddle Jr. and John
Howell Carroll; third cousin thrice removed of Anthony
Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bache-Dallas
family of Pennsylvania and New York; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Cadwalader (1843-1925) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 27,
1843.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1904.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
11, 1925 (age 81 years, 257
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Henrietta Maria (Bancker) Cadwalader;
married to Mary Helen Fisher; great-grandnephew of Lambert
Cadwalader; first cousin once removed of Thomas
Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Chew, Edward
Biddle and Charles
Biddle; second cousin once removed of Charles
Bingham Penrose, Alfred
Wells and Francis
Beverley Biddle; second cousin twice removed of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; third cousin once removed of George
Howard, Benjamin
Chew Howard, Sophia
Dallas, Edward
MacFunn Biddle, James
Stokes Biddle, Charles
John Biddle, Boies
Penrose and Spencer
Penrose; fourth cousin of John
Lee Carroll and John
Biddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed of Edward
MacFunn Biddle Jr. and John
Howell Carroll. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bache-Dallas
family of Pennsylvania and New York; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Anthony J. Cafiero (b. 1900) —
also known as A. J. Cafiero —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1949-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Italian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Hazel
Koenig. |
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Edward Norman Cahn (b. 1933) —
also known as Edward N. Cahn —
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., 1933.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1974-98;
retired 1998.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alexander Hillyard Caldwell (1774-1839) —
also known as Alexander Caldwell —
of Westville, Jefferson
County, Pa.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in New Jersey, November
1, 1774.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1825-39;
died in office 1839.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), April 1,
1839 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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William James Calhoun (1848-1916) —
also known as William J. Calhoun —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
5, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; western counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898-99; U.S. Minister to China, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1916.
Died September
19, 1916 (age 67 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Calvin (1811-1890) —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Washingtonville, Montour
County, Pa., July 30,
1811.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1849-51; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., March
12, 1890 (age 78 years, 225
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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James L. Camblos (1888-1970) —
of Big Stone Gap, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-51, 1956-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died July 11,
1970 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Campbell (1812-1893) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
1, 1812.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-50; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1852-53; resigned 1853; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1853-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
27, 1893 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Hull Campbell (1800-1868) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., October
10, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1845-47.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1868 (age 67 years, 101
days).
Original interment at Monument
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment
in 1956 at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1828.
Lawyer; a close ally of corrupt New York City political boss
William
M. Tweed; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1868-72; resigned 1872; in
1872, an effort was made to impeach
him, along with Justice George
G. Barnard, on charges
that they abused
judicial power in various ways to serve Boss Tweed, as well as
"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; rather than go through an
impeachment trial, Cardozo resigned
from the bench; meanwhile, Barnard's impeachment went forward, and he
was unanimously convicted.
Jewish.
Portugese
ancestry.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1885 (age 56 years, 322
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert B. Carnahan (c.1826-1890) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born about 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1861-70.
Died July 4,
1890 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Russell Carr (1885-1959) —
also known as W. R. Carr —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in South Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 3,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1910-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1959 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871-1953) —
also known as Wooda N. Carr —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1871.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1900; postmaster at Uniontown,
Pa., 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pyelonephritis
and uremia,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., June 28,
1953 (age 82 years, 142
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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John A. Carrozzella (1930-1998) —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., August
19, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1968;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 81st District; elected 1970.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pennsylvania, September
21, 1998 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Interment at St.
John Catholic Cemetery, Wallingford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucille (Gagliardi) Carrozzella and Dr. John C.
Carrozzella. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hampton Lawrence Carson (b. 1852) —
also known as Hampton L. Carson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Carson and Mary (Hollingsworth) Carson; married, April
14, 1880, to Anna Lea Baker. |
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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Joseph Casey (1814-1879) —
of New Berlin, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Ringgold Manor, Washington
County, Md., December
17, 1814.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1849-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1861-70.
Died February
10, 1879 (age 64 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Michael E. Casey (b. 1870) —
also known as M. E. Casey —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
1, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 4th District,
1903-08; member of Missouri
state senate 5th District, 1909-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to
Margaret M. Meredith. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1992
(delegation chair); delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (b. 1960) —
also known as Bob Casey, Jr. —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April
13, 1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2002; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 2005-06; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2007-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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John Cessna (1821-1893) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 29,
1821.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1850-51, 1862-63, 1892; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856,
1860;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1865; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1869-71, 1873-75.
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., December
13, 1893 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bedford
Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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George Chambers (1786-1866) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., February
24, 1786.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1833-37; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837; delegate
to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (speaker); justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851.
Died in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., March
25, 1866 (age 80 years, 29
days).
Interment at Falling
Spring Presbyterian Churchyard, Chambersburg, Pa.
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James A. Chambers (b. 1877) —
of Lawrence
County, Pa.
Born in Lawrence
County, Pa., January
27, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
53rd District, 1927-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Anson G. Chandler (d. 1863) —
of Maine.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate, 1840; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1852; U.S. Consul in Lahaina, 1856-60.
Died in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., 1863.
Interment at Calais
Cemetery, Calais, Maine.
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A. Roy Chase (b. 1883) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Boggs Township, Clearfield
County, Pa., April 2,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
46th District, 1923-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) —
also known as J. Mitchell Chase —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Richey, Clearfield
County, Pa., December
19, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., January
1, 1945 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Maryland, November
29, 1722.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1774-77.
Quaker;
later Anglican.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
20, 1810 (age 87 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles Francis Chidsey (1843-1933) —
also known as Charles F. Chidsey —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., December
25, 1843.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Easton, Pa., 1884; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
11, 1933 (age 89 years, 17
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Thomas McKeen Chidsey (1884-1958) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-58; died in office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1958 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Nebraska; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile
accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home
of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Alfred M. Christley (b. 1860) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Moniteau, Butler
County, Pa., January
13, 1860.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 41st District, 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Gaylord Church (1811-1869) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
11, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840-42; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1842; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died September
29, 1869 (age 58 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Pearson Church (born c.1838) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., about 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73;
district judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Clark (1826-1891) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., February
25, 1826.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1890-91, died in office 1891.
African
ancestry.
Died in Monrovia, Liberia,
May
31, 1891 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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James Murdoch Clark (1863-1947) —
also known as James M. Clark —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., December
15, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; Pittsburgh director of public safety, 1926-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
12, 1947 (age 83 years, 59
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark and Margaret Donaldson (Mevey) Clark; married, May 3,
1893, to Jean McClane Swan; married 1929 to
Virginia J. Peters. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (1901-1990) —
also known as Joseph S. Clark, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served
in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; United
World Federalists; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
12, 1990 (age 88 years, 83
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Rush Clark (1834-1879) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., October
1, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1860-64, 1876; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1877-79; died in office
1879.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
29, 1879 (age 44 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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James C. Clarke —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1875-80.
Burial location unknown.
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William Floyd Clinger Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as William F. Clinger, Jr.; Bill
Clinger —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April 4,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1979-97 (23rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-97).
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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James N. Clymer (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Clymer —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born May 4,
1948.
Lawyer; Libertarian candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1992; Constitution candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1994, 1998; Constitution candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2004; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) —
also known as Thomas C. Cochran —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County, Pa., November
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33,
20th District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1957 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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Herbert B. Cohen (1900-1970) —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., July 2,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from York County 1st District,
1933-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1955-57; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-70.
Jewish.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
2, 1970 (age 70 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac I. Cohen and Pauline (Kagan) Cohen; married 1927 to
Mildred Charlap. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
November 20, 1933 |
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Josiah Cohen (1840-1930) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Cornwall, England,
November
29, 1840.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Allegheny County Republican Party, 1882; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1901-07; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th
District, 1907-29.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Among the founders
of the Union of American Hebrew Hebrew Congregations (denominational
body, now the Union for Reform Judaism); also a founder,
in 1875, of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
Died June 11,
1930 (age 89 years, 194
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Robert Baer Cohen (b. 1938) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 9,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1966.
Still living as of 2002.
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Ronald E. Coleman (b. 1917) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Roulette, Potter
County, Pa., June 22,
1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
New York Court of Claims, 1961-64.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (1920-2017) —
also known as William T. Coleman, Jr. —
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1920.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1975-77.
African
ancestry. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Alexandria,
Va., March
31, 2017 (age 96 years, 267
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Dolan Collins (1841-1891) —
also known as Francis D. Collins —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 5,
1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1872-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1875-79.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
21, 1891 (age 50 years, 261
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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John Conard (1773-1857) —
also known as "The Fighting Quaker" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead Township, Bucks
County, Pa., November
15, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1810.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1857 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Anne's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, North East, Md.
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Daniel Ward Connolly (1847-1894) —
also known as Daniel W. Connolly —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Cochecton, Sullivan
County, N.Y., April
24, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1883-85;
postmaster at Scranton,
Pa., 1885-89.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
4, 1894 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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William S. Connor (b. 1881) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Shannondale, Clarion
County, Pa., 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit,
1935-37; defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Katherine M. Byrne. |
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Deborah L. Cook (b. 1952) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1952.
Lawyer; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District, 1991-94; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1995-2003; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2003-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2017.
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Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) —
also known as Allen F. Cooper —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 16,
1862.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April
20, 1917 (age 54 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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David Cooper (1820-1875) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 2,
1820.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; coal mining
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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George W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper; married to Helen
Lillian Weisheit. |
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James Cooper (1810-1863) —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.; Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., May 8,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1839-43; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1848; resigned 1848; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1849-55; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
28, 1863 (age 52 years, 324
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Charles Daniel Copeland (1871-1937) —
also known as Charles D. Copeland —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Township, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 24,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-19;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 10th District, 1919-37;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
27, 1937 (age 66 years, 95
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Copeland and Caroline (Rosensteel) Copeland; married to
Anna May White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Samuel G. Coppersmith (b. 1955) —
also known as Sam Coppersmith —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., May 22,
1955.
Democrat. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1993-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1996
(delegation chair).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Don Carlos Corbett (1861-1927) —
also known as Don C. Corbett —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., December
5, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clarion
County District Attorney, 1894-96; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania.
Methodist.
Died, from intestinal
hemorrhages, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., December
15, 1927 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Clarion
Cemetery, Clarion, Pa.
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Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. (b. 1949) —
also known as Tom Corbett —
of Shaler Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1949.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1989-93; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1995-97, 2005-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 2011-15; defeated, 2014.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2015.
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William Lucas Corbett (1826-1895) —
also known as William L. Corbett —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., February
12, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1868;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1877-78; district judge in
Pennsylvania 18th District, 1885.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died two weeks later, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., February
5, 1895 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Clarion
Cemetery, Clarion, Pa.
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John F. Cordisco (born c.1955) —
of New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born about 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 140th District, 1981-86; candidate
for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph A. Corio (b. 1887) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 11,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1920-24.
Burial location unknown.
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George Cadwalader Corson (b. 1889) —
also known as George C. Corson —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
9, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1927; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 38th District, 1929.
Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Costello —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hazleton, Pa., 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Dennis Coughlin (1883-1946) —
also known as Clarence D. Coughlin —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 27,
1883.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 11th
District, 1925-29.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
15, 1946 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville, Pa.
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Maurice J. Coughlin (1902-1958) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
2, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1958
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (1929-2001) —
also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin —
of Villanova, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
11, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Montgomery County 1st
District, 1965-67; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jaycees;
Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., November
30, 2001 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edgar Cowan (1815-1885) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
19, 1815.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1885 (age 69 years, 346
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Warren Cowles (c.1824-1872) —
of Smethport, McKean
County, Pa.; Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in New York, about 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1866-68; U.S.
Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1869-72.
Died in 1872
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles D. Cowley —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Craig (1818-1888) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., February
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1856-57; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1857-61; defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860,
1880;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Hannibal &
St. Joseph Railroad.
Slaveowner.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
22, 1888 (age 70 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April
23, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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Samuel Alfred Craig (1839-1920) —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
19, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1889-91.
Died in Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa., March
17, 1920 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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William David Craig (b. 1882) —
of Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Moon Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
31, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1917-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) —
also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time
Joe" —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Robert
F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law
partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; Tammany
Hall.
Mysteriously
disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered)
on August 6, 1930; his body was never
found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
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James Harrison Cravens (1802-1876) —
of Harrisonburg,
Va.; Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., August
12, 1802.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate for
Governor
of Indiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for
Indiana
state attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Died in Osgood, Ripley
County, Ind., December
4, 1876 (age 74 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cliff
Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ind.
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John S. Crawford (b. 1923) —
of Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 1st District, 1955-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Robert Cray (1860-1937) —
also known as James R. Cray —
Born in Darlington, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio and other
railroads;
president of coal and coke mining
companies; banker; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1900.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
11, 1937 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cray and Margaret (Meehan) Cray; married, June 22,
1893, to Catharine Lynch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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John Vaudain Creely (b. 1839) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1871-73.
Before his term in Congress expired in 1873, he mysteriously
disappeared; he was never
found, and a Philadelphia court declared him legally dead in 1900.
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William Evans Crow (1870-1922) —
also known as William E. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in German Township, Fayette
County, Pa., March
10, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
work; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1899-1901; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1899-1901; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1907-21; resigned 1921; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1913-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Died near Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., August
2, 1922 (age 52 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) —
also known as William J. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
22, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
13, 1974 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
22, 1780.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War
of 1812; member of New York
state assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties
1813-16, Steuben County 1826); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1816; postmaster at Bath,
N.Y., 1815-17, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1818-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 12,
1843 (age 62 years, 202
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Elm Grove, W.Va.
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John E. Crynock (b. 1917) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in New Salem, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Watts Culbertson (b. 1868) —
also known as Frederick W. Culbertson —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in North Middleton Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., March
21, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1921-28.
Burial location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
5, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles M. Culver (b. 1871) —
of Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Tuscarora Township, Bradford
County, Pa., January
23, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
42nd District, 1925-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Wesley Cummings (1873-1956) —
also known as Herbert W. Cummings —
of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 13,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Northumberland
County District Attorney, 1902-05; county judge in Pennsylvania,
1912-22, 1936-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 4,
1956 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Interment at Pomfret
Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart
attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Erwin Cummins (b. 1880) —
of Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa., January
22, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
27th District, 1922-29.
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Cummins (1791-1849) —
of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1791.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tuscarawas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1836-41; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1845-49.
Died while attending a session of the circuit court,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
11, 1849 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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