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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Henry Gadsden (1867-1945) —
also known as Philip H. Gadsden —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1894-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Gamble (1809-1883) —
of Jersey Shore, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Jersey Shore, Lycoming
County, Pa., January
28, 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lycoming
County Treasurer, 1834-36; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (13th District 1851-53,
15th District 1853-55); Clearfield
County President Judge, 1859-60; Lycoming
County Common Pleas Judge, 1868-78.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
22, 1883 (age 74 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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James Cullen Ganey (1899-1972) —
also known as J. Cullen Ganey —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., April
22, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Northampton County Democratic Party, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1940-61;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1961-66; took
senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died February
7, 1972 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bethlehem, Pa.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Alfred Buckwalter Garner (1873-1930) —
also known as Alfred B. Garner —
of Ashland, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Ashland, Schuylkill
County, Pa., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1901-07, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1909-11.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 30,
1930 (age 57 years, 148
days).
Interment at Fountain
Springs Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Pa.
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Robert S. Gawthrop (1878-1944) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Newlin Township, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1909-11; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1915-19; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1922-33;
defeated, 1932 (primary), 1932 (Liberal).
Died in 1944
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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George William Gekas (b. 1930) —
also known as George W. Gekas —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., April
14, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1967-74; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1983-2003;
defeated, 2002.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa.
Still living as of 2014.
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James W. Gerlach (b. 1955) —
also known as Jim Gerlach —
of Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa.; Chester Springs, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Ellwood City, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
25, 1955.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1991-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1995-2002; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 2003-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) —
also known as Fred B. Gernerd —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1908-12; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
7, 1948 (age 68 years, 259
days).
Interment at Trexlertown
Cemetery, Trexlertown, Pa.
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Sydney Grier Gest (b. 1896) —
also known as Sydney G. Gest —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1929-32.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853) —
also known as John B. Gibson; John Banister
Gibson —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Westover Mill, Cumberland County (now Perry
County), Pa., November
8, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1810-12; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1816-27, 1851-53; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1827-51.
Scotch-Irish
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1853 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Gibson and Anne (West) Gibson; married 1812 to Sarah
Work; nephew of John
Gibson. |
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De Witt Clinton Giddings (1827-1903) —
also known as D. C. Giddings —
of Brenham, Washington
County, Tex.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., July 18,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1872-75, 1877-79 (3rd District
1872-75, 5th District 1877-79); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1888;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Texas, 1896.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Brenham, Washington
County, Tex., August
19, 1903 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Prairie
Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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David S. Gifford (1907-1984) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., February
27, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
14, 1984 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford; married to Martha
Carr. |
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memorial |
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Fred Cramer Gilchrist (1868-1950) —
also known as Fred C. Gilchrist —
of Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in California, Washington
County, Pa., June 2,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1902; member of Iowa
state senate, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1931-45 (10th District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 6th District 1943-45).
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
10, 1950 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, Iowa.
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Henry E. Gillette (born c.1906) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1962-63.
Italian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Gilmore (1812-1890) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., June 9,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1849-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1890 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Church
on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Henry Dilworth Gilpin (1801-1860) —
also known as Henry D. Gilpin —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, England,
April
14, 1801.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1831-37; U.S.
Attorney General, 1840-41.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1860 (age 58 years, 290
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William Justus Goebel (1856-1900) —
also known as William J. Goebel; "Boss Bill";
"The Kenton King"; "William the
Conqueror" —
of Kentucky.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., January
4, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1888;
delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900; died in office 1900.
In 1895, he killed a factional rival, John Stanford, in a political
quarrel; never tried.
While contesting the outcome of a gubernatorial election, was shot and
mortally
wounded in front of the old Kentucky State
Capitol; he was declared elected and sworn in as Governor before
he died four days later, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
3, 1900 (age 44 years, 30
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.; statue at Old
State Capitol Grounds, Frankfort, Ky.
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Benjamin Martin Golder (1891-1946) —
also known as Benjamin M. Golder —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Alliance, Salem
County, N.J., December
23, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1917-25; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Jewish.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1946 (age 55 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Maurice H. Goldstein (1902-1991) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, March
25, 1902.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 6th
District; elected 1954, 1960.
Jewish.
Died January
18, 1991 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Beth
Abraham Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Goldstein and Rachel Goldstein. |
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John S. Gonas (b. 1907) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Crossfork, Potter
County, Pa., May 14,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1960-72.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Kappa Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to
Theodosia Bonder. |
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Oscar Baylin Goodman (b. 1939) —
also known as Oscar B. Goodman —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1939.
Lawyer; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1999-2011.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Henry Gorbey (1920-1977) —
also known as James H. Gorbey —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., July 30,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1964-67; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1968-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1970-77;
died in office 1977.
Died October
24, 1977 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Near West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Jonathan W. Gordon (1820-1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pennsylvania, August
13, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer; physician;
poet;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857-60.
Died in 1887
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon and Sarah (Walton) Gordon; married 1843 to
Catherine J. Overturf. |
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union
League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August
4, 1880.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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William Johnson Graham (1872-1937) —
also known as William J. Graham —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
7, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-09; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1912;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1917-24; resigned
1924; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1924-37; died in office
1937.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1937 (age 65 years, 276
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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J. Richard Gray —
also known as Rick Gray —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 2006-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Anthony Gray (1884-1966) —
also known as Joseph Gray —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Spangler (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., February
25, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1935-39;
defeated, 1940.
Died in Spangler (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., May 8,
1966 (age 82 years, 72
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Northern Cambria, Pa.
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Henry Dickinson Green (1857-1929) —
also known as Henry D. Green —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., May 3,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1883-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1889-96; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1899-1903;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Editor of the Reading Telegram, 1903-12; editor of the
Reading Times, 1911-13.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
29, 1929 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Innis Green (1776-1839) —
of Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
26, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1818-27,
1833-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1827-31.
Died in Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
4, 1839 (age 63 years, 159
days).
Interment at Dauphin
Cemetery, Dauphin, Pa.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) —
also known as Richard T. Greener; R. T.
Greener —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1844.
University
professor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Bombay, 1898; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Vladivostok, 1898-1905.
African
ancestry.
First
Black graduate of Harvard, 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Stewart John Greenleaf (b. 1939) —
also known as Stewart J. Greenleaf —
of Willow Grove, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1979-2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart William Greenleaf and Belford (Denner) Greenleaf; married
to Cecilia Kelly Finley. |
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Curtis Hussey Gregg (1865-1933) —
also known as Curtis H. Gregg —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Adamsburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
9, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Westmoreland
County District Attorney, 1891; chair of
Westmoreland County Democratic Party, 1896-1913; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1911-13.
Lutheran.
Member, Moose.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
18, 1933 (age 67 years, 162
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., March 5,
1794.
Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1833-46; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70; retired 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1870 (age 76 years, 204
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (1872-1959) —
also known as Lloyd C. Griscom —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Riverton, Burlington
County, N.J., November
4, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1901-02; Japan, 1902-06; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1906-07; Italy, 1907-09; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1910-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1959
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Acton Griscom and Frances Canby (Biddle) Griscom; married
to Elizabeth Duer Bronson. |
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Galusha Aaron Grow (1823-1907) —
also known as Galusha A. Grow —
of Glenwood, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Ashford (part now in Eastford), Windham
County, Conn., August
31, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-63, 1894-1903 (12th
District 1851-53, 14th District 1853-63, at-large 1894-1903); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1861-63; in February 1858, during a House debate,
Rep. Lawrence
M. Keitt attacked and attempted
to choke him;; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864,
1884,
1892;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1868; president, International and Great
Northern Railroad,
1871-76.
Died in Glenwood, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March
31, 1907 (age 83 years, 212
days).
Interment at Harford
Cemetery, Harford, Pa.
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George Wilkins Guthrie (1848-1917) —
also known as George W. Guthrie —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
5, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Malcolm
Hay; vice-president, Dollar Savings Bank;
member, board of managers, St. Margaret's Memorial Hospital;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1912;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906-09; defeated, 1896; U.S. Ambassador to
Japan, 1913-17, died in office 1917.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Tokyo, Japan,
March
8, 1917 (age 68 years, 184
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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