| | 
Albert Henry Ladner Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Albert H. Ladner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the
1st Pennsylvania District, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Moose; Freemasons.
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
|
| |
William McGill Laird (b. 1890) —
also known as William M. Laird —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone, Blair
County, Pa., April
18, 1890.
Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1917-20; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Lambert (1790-1853) —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in 1790.
Lawyer; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1840-53; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1853 (age about 62
years).
Original interment at St.
John's Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.; reinterment
in 1892 at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
|
| |
Frank M. Lardin (b. 1874) —
of German Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Petrolia, Butler
County, Pa., October
24, 1874.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Glen R. Law (b. 1897) —
of Sharpsville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Raymilton, Venango
County, Pa., May 7,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1935-38.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Oren B. Law and Margaret E. (Ramsey) Law; married to Byrdella
Boyd. |
|
| |
Gerald Lawrence (b. 1968) —
of Wayne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1968.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1996-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
|
| |
William Swain Lee (b. 1935) —
also known as Bill Lee —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sussex County Republican Party, 1973-77; Republican candidate for
Governor
of Delaware, 2000 (primary), 2004, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
John Thomas Lenahan (1852-1920) —
also known as John T. Lenahan —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Jenkins Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
15, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1907-09.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
28, 1920 (age 67 years, 165
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
|
| |
Thomas Aloysius Leonard (b. 1946) —
also known as Thomas A. Leonard; Tom
Leonard —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; Philadelphia Register of Wills, 1976-79;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1976,
1980,
1992,
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-83; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1983; Philadelphia city controller,
1987-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Still living as of 1996.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Aloysius Leonard and Mary Teresa (Kelly) Leonard; married
to Kathleen Mary Duffy. |
|
| |
Murray Levin (b. 1943) —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
8, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) —
also known as Alfred B. Lewis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 20,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; secretary
of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidate
for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, later
president, Union Casualty insurance
company.
Episcopalian.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died about 1980 (age about 83
years).
Interment somewhere
in Fairfield County, Conn.
|
| |
David John Lewis (1869-1952) —
also known as David J. Lewis —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Nuttals Bank, Centre
County, Pa., May 1,
1869.
Democrat. Coal miner;
lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1911-17, 1931-39;
defeated, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1916 (Democratic), 1922, 1938; member,
U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
12, 1952 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
|
| |
Fred Ewing Lewis (1865-1949) —
also known as Fred E. Lewis —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Merchants National Bank and
Dime Savings and Trust Co.; mayor
of Allentown, Pa., 1896-99, 1902-05, 1932-36; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1913-15.
Died June 27,
1949 (age 84 years, 139
days).
Interment at Union
and West End Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
|
| |
H. Craig Lewis (b. 1944) —
of Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 22,
1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1975-94.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1994.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Harold W. Lewis and Dorothy M. Lewis; married to Nancy
Haigh. |
|
| |
Joseph J. Lewis (1801-1883) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Westtown, Chester
County, Pa., October
5, 1801.
Republican. Lawyer; chief
burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1839-43; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1863-65; president, West
Chester Railroad.
Died April 5,
1883 (age 81 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1827 to Mary
S. Miner. |
|
| |
Samuel S. Lewis (1874-1959) —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., February
17, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1904
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
postmaster at York,
Pa., 1906-14; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1921-25; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1925-29; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1939-43.
Died January
15, 1959 (age 84 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
T. L. Lewis (born c.1853) —
of Oakland, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wilma B. Liebman —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, National Labor Relations Board,
1997-; chair, National Labor Relations Board, 2009-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married, September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney. |
|
| |
William Bomberger Linn (b. 1871) —
also known as William B. Linn —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
20, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Pennsylvania,
1919-32; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Valentine Linn and Mary (Bomberger) Linn; married, June 4,
1902, to Josephine Stewart Wood. |
|
| |
John Park Linton (1833-1892) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., January
26, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Pennsylvania
surveyor-general, 1865; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1866-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1868; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., August
30, 1892 (age 59 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) —
also known as C. Ludlow Livingston —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., June 10,
1870.
Republican. Electrical
engineer;
lawyer; U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-10; Swansea, 1910-15; Barbados, 1915-20; Charlottetown, 1921-22.
Catholic.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Ludlow Livingston and Mary (Keif) Livingston; married, November
12, 1891, to Mary Keating; father of Philip Anson Livingston and
Brockholst
Livingston; great-grandson of Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Henry
Walter Livingston; second great-grandson of William
Livingston and Walter
Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794) and Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792); third great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder, Anthony
Brockholls, Pieter
Van Brugh, Phillip
French and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Cuyler; fifth great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt, Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew of Jacobus
Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of Henry
Brockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed of Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843), William
Jay and Edward
Livingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed of Philip
Peter Livingston and Matthew
Clarkson; first cousin four times removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Cornelis
Cuyler, Stephanus
Bayard, John
Cruger Jr. and Pierre
Van Cortlandt; first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of John
Jay II; second cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston (1764-1836) and James
Alexander Hamilton; second cousin four times removed of James
Jay, Nicholas
Bayard, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Henry
Cruger, Robert
Van Rensselaer, John
Jay, Frederick
Jay, James
Livingston and James
Parker; second cousin five times removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer; third cousin of Bronson
Murray Cutting; third cousin once removed of Philip
Schuyler, William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer and Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933); third cousin twice removed of Hamilton
Fish; third cousin thrice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston and John
Cortlandt Parker; fourth cousin of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Nicholas
Fish, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John
Kean, Hamilton
Fish Kean and Herbert
Livingston Satterlee; fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, John
Jacob Astor III, Robert
Ray Hamilton, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert
Reginald Livingston and Robert
Winthrop Kean. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
|
 |
Russell G. Lloyd Sr. (1932-1980) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March
29, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1972-79; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Catholic.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Julia Van Orden; he died eight hours later, in St.
Mary's Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March
21, 1980 (age 47 years, 358
days). His killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to 40
years in prison.
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Joseph Simon Lord III (1912-1991) —
also known as Joseph S. Lord III —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 21,
1912.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-76.
Died in April, 1991
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Simon Lord and Irene (Hicks) Lord; married, November
25, 1936, to Marie Catherine McCrudden; married, February
14, 1971, to Maureen Colgan McCrudden. |
|
| |
Samuel Lord (1831-1880) —
also known as Sam Lord —
of Marion Township, Olmsted
County, Minn.; Mantorville, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., July 26,
1831.
Republican. Lawyer; surveyor;
school
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1866-67, 1870-71; district judge in
Minnesota 5th District, 1872-80.
Died February
12, 1880 (age 48 years, 201
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
|
| |
John L. Lotsch (1881-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born February
15, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1928.
Arrested
and indicted
in 1935 on federal charges
of taking
bribes while serving as a special master overseeing a patent
case; the case was dismissed in 1936, but he was immediately reindicted
on an extortion
charge;
that indictment was thrown out by the Court of Appeals. Charged
in 1938, with other officials of a defunct Brooklyn bank, with
conspiracy to violate federal banking
laws by accepting fees for granting loans; tried
and convicted
on three counts; sentenced
to serve one year in jail;
also disbarred.
Pleaded
guilty in 1939 to charges
that he bribed
federal judge Martin
T. Manton, and testified at the judge's bribery trial.
Died in 1967
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Walter Hoge Lowrie (1807-1876) —
also known as Walter H. Lowrie —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March 3,
1807.
Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1846-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-57; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-63.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
14, 1876 (age 69 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Harry S. Lydick (b. 1860) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., April
23, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Perry M. Lytle (b. 1840) —
of Huntingdon
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Spruce Creek, Huntingdon
County, Pa., February
6, 1840.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Huntingdon County, 1889-98;
resigned 1898; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Lytle. |
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)