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Augustus F. Daix Jr. (1866-1932) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
3, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1913-32; died in office 1932.
Died, from heart
disease, in the New Clarion Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 5,
1932 (age 65 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter John Daley II (b. 1950) —
also known as Peter J. Daley II; Pete
Daley —
of Coal Center, Washington
County, Pa.; California, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Brownsville General Hospital,
Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., August
8, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
mayor of the Borough of California, Pa., 1973-81; youngest
mayor in Pennsylvania at age 22; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 49th District, 1983-2003.
United
Church of Christ or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2003.
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Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) —
also known as Alexander J. Dallas —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica,
June
21, 1759.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1791-1801; resigned 1801; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1801-14; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1814-16.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
16, 1817 (age 57 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) —
also known as George M. Dallas —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 10,
1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1828-29; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1829-31; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-33; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1833-35; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1837-39; Great Britain, 1856-61; Vice
President of the United States, 1845-49.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1864 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander
James Dallas and Arabella Maria (Smith) Dallas; brother of Sophia
Burrell Dallas (who married Richard
Bache Jr.); married, May 23,
1816, to Sophia
Chew Nicklin (granddaughter of Benjamin
Chew); uncle of Alexander Dallas Bache, Mary Blechenden Bache
(who married Robert
John Walker), Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William
Wallace Irwin) and George
Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917); granduncle of Robert
Walker Irwin; second great-granduncle of Claiborne
de Borda Pell; third great-granduncle of Daniel
Baugh Brewster. |
| | | Political families: Bache-Dallas
family of Pennsylvania and New York; Claiborne-Dallas
family of Virginia and Louisiana (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Dallas counties in Ark., Iowa, Mo. and Tex. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Dallas,
Texas, is named for
him. |
| | | Politician named for him: George
M. Condon
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about George Mifflin Dallas: John
M. Belohlavek, George
Mifflin Dallas : Jacksonian Patrician |
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George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
7, 1839.
Lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1892-1909.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died January
21, 1917 (age 77 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Burrwood Daly (1872-1939) —
also known as J. Burrwood Daly —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
13, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
12, 1939 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Denis Cemetery, South Auburn, Pa.
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John Dalzell (1845-1927) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Swissvale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-1913 (22nd District
1887-1903, 30th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
2, 1927 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edward Darlington (1795-1884) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
17, 1795.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1833-39; delegate
to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., November
21, 1884 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Isaac Darlington (1781-1839) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Westtown Township, Chester
County, Pa., December
13, 1781.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1807-08, 1816; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1817-19; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1821-39.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., April
27, 1839 (age 57 years, 135
days).
Interment at Pikeland
Friends Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
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William Darlington (1804-1879) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born October
19, 1804.
Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873; chief
burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1847, 1862-65.
Died December
6, 1879 (age 75 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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William T. Darr (b. 1870) —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson
County, Pa., February
6, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
54th District, 1925-29.
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Samuel Arza Davenport (1834-1911) —
also known as Samuel A. Davenport —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., January
15, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1897-1901.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
1, 1911 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Stanley Woodward Davenport (1861-1921) —
also known as Stanley W. Davenport —
of Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 21,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Luzerne
County Register of Wills, 1893-06; secretary-treasurer, Central
Poor District, Luzerne County; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1899-1901;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Died in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
26, 1921 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Interment at Plymouth
Cemetery, Plymouth, Pa.
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William L. David (b. 1872) —
of Hancock
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
29, 1872.
Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Luther David and Eliza Susan (Gibson) David; married to
Mabelle Lucile Peden. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Watson R. Davidson (b. 1870) —
of Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., October
15, 1870.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 39th
District, 1925-29.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Davies (1831-1912) —
of Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Glamorganshire, Wales,
December
20, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; Bradford
County District Attorney, 1865-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1877-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died September
21, 1912 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Atlee Davis (b. 1862) —
also known as Howard A. Davis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District,
1910-29; appointed 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Davis (1862-1923) —
also known as Web Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 1,
1862.
Republican. Shoemaker;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1892; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-96.
Died February
22, 1923 (age 60 years, 266
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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John Littleton Dawson (1813-1870) —
also known as John L. Dawson —
of Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.; Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
7, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1844,
1848,
1860,
1868;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1845-50; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55, 1863-67 (18th District
1851-53, 20th District 1853-55, 21st District 1863-67).
His home in 1867-70 was "Friendship Hill," formerly the residence of
Albert
Gallatin.
Died in Springfield Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1870 (age 57 years, 223
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pa.
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David Albaugh DeArmond (1844-1909) —
also known as David A. DeArmond —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March
18, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 20th District, 1879-82; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Missouri; circuit judge in Missouri 22nd Circuit,
1886-90; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1891-1909 (12th District 1891-93,
6th District 1893-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1904.
Killed in a house fire,
Butler, Bates
County, Mo., November
23, 1909 (age 65 years, 250
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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John H. Deford —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1844-45.
Burial location unknown.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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George Wallace Delamater (1849-1907) —
also known as George W. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., March
31, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1877; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1878; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1887-90; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office
at the Diamond Banking Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
7, 1907 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Ralph H. Demmler (1904-1995) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
22, 1904.
Lawyer; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1953-55.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
23, 1995 (age 91 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Denison (1818-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1863-67; died in
office 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1867 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forty
Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jennifer DePalma (born c.1974) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1974.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Image source:
San Francisco Chronicle, October 18, 2004 |
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Harry F. Detwiler —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1882-85.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Granville Dewalt (1854-1931) —
also known as Arthur G. Dewalt —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bath, Northampton
County, Pa., October
11, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1880-83; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1903-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908;
Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1926.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
26, 1931 (age 77 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
3, 1843.
Democrat. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer; executive of railroad
car building company; director of several banks; chair of
Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1891; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1903-05.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1915 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter;
lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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Joseph Benjamin Dimmick (1858-1920) —
also known as J. Benjamin Dimmick —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa., October
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1906-09; Red Cross Commissioner to Switzerland
during World War I.
Died in Stratford, Ontario,
January
14, 1920 (age 61 years, 103
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Harrison Dimmick (1815-1861) —
also known as William H. Dimmick —
of Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa.
Born in Milford, Wayne County (now Pike
County), Pa., December
20, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1845-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1857-61.
Died in Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa., August
2, 1861 (age 45 years, 225
days).
Interment at Glen
Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Pa.
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Davis Dimock Jr. (1801-1842) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Exeter, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
17, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County Treasurer, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1841-42; died in
office 1842.
Died in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
13, 1842 (age 40 years, 118
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert William Dinsmore (b. 1940) —
also known as Robert W. Dinsmore —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
26, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-76 (Monongalia County
1969-74, 27th District 1975-76); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Dinsmore and Gladys M. (Russell) Dinsmore; married to
Judith Rice. |
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John William Ditter (1888-1943) —
also known as J. William Ditter —
of Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died in
office 1943.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died in an airplane
crash near Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
21, 1943 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Park, Ambler, Pa.
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Robert J. Dodds (b. 1877) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Spratt Dodds and Sarah Jane (Wallace) Dodds; married, February
14, 1914, to Agnes J. Raw. |
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William Theodore Dom Jr. (1873-1936) —
also known as William T. Dom —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 10,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 10th
District, 1922-29; appointed 1922.
Died in 1936
(age about
62 years).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Lee A. Donaldson Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Etna, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
11, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Katherine Marner. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (1831-1901) —
also known as Ignatius L. Donnelly —
of Nininger, Dakota
County, Minn.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
3, 1831.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1863-69; defeated,
1868, 1870; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1874-78, 1891-94 (20th District 1874-78, 24th
District 1891-94); member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1897-98 (District 25
1887-88, District 24 1897-98); People's candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; People's candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Dennis P. Donovan (d. 1966) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Emporium, Cameron
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1947-50.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1966.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis W. Donovan; married to Anne Mailer. |
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Daniel Dougherty (b. 1826) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
15, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; orator;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880
(speaker).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884) |
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John Watkinson Douglass (1827-1909) —
also known as John W. Douglass —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the
19th Pennsylvania District, 1862-69; U.S. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, 1871-75; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1889-93; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1889-93.
Died in Kent, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
21, 1909 (age 81 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (Watkinson) Douglass and Joseph Mullen Douglass; married to
Margaret Lyon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Michael Francis Doyle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; American counsel for Irish Republican
Movement, 1921; represented various Irish revolutionary leaders;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Doyle and Mary (Hughes) Doyle; married 1917 to Nancy
O'Donoghue. |
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James Byron Drew (1877-1953) —
also known as James B. Drew —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
27, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-19;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1919-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1931; resigned 1931; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1931-52; appointed 1931; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-52.
Catholic.
Died in 1953
(age about
76 years).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pa.
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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) —
also known as Alfred E. Driscoll —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
25, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of
New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948,
1952
(speaker);
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died March 9,
1975 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Haddonfield
Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
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Denis Joseph Driscoll (1871-1958) —
also known as D. J. Driscoll —
of St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in North Lawrence, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., March
27, 1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1899-1922; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1935-37;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa., January
18, 1958 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys, Pa.
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William John Duane (1780-1865) —
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
9, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809, 1812-14; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1833.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
27, 1865 (age 85 years, 141
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer
and strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld; married, June 9,
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Calvin M. Duncan (c.1831-1894) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1866, 1869-71; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880.
Died in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., 1894
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1858 to Mary
Grace Metzger. |
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William Addison Duncan (1836-1884) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cashtown, Adams
County, Pa., February
2, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1883-84; died in
office 1884.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1884 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Dennis F. Dunlavy (1884-1960) —
of Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamestown, Mercer
County, Pa., March 2,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1924,
1928,
1940
(alternate); candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1924; mayor
of Ashtabula, Ohio, 1951-53.
Died in Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 28,
1960 (age 76 years, 87
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Jamestown, Pa.
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Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1894; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1895-1903; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,
1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1938
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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