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Albert Dutton MacDade (b. 1871) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., September
23, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1906-12; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1921-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1928-39; candidate for superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Stanley MacDonald (1907-1998) —
also known as Herbert S. MacDonald —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1947-48; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1957-72; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1972-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Webster MacDonald and Bessie (Bowman) MacDonald; married,
March
2, 1933, to Margaretta Wolff Miller. |
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James Rieman Macfarlane (1858-1938) —
also known as James R. Macfarlane —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., April
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
5th District, 1903-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
2, 1938 (age 80 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 13,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Levi Augustus Mackey (1819-1889) —
also known as Levi A. Mackey —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Whitedeer Township, Union
County, Pa., November
25, 1819.
Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1852; mayor
of Lock Haven, Pa., 1870; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1875-79;
defeated, 1868.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., February
8, 1889 (age 69 years, 75
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lock Haven, Pa.
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William Maclay (1765-1825) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lurgan Township, Franklin
County, Pa., March
22, 1765.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1807-08; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1809; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1815-19.
Died in Lurgan, Franklin
County, Pa., January
4, 1825 (age 59 years, 288
days).
Interment at Middle
Springs Cemetery, Lurgan, Pa.
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Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., June 6,
1860.
Lawyer; general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S.
Steel
Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Mission Canyon, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Illinois, 1896; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.
Died July 6,
1934 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) —
also known as Wayne MacVeagh —
of Chester
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April
19, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1917 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh; brother of Franklin
MacVeagh; married, May 22,
1856, to Letitia Miner 'Letty' Lewis; married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Rolette Cameron (daughter of Simon
Cameron); father of Charles
MacVeagh; grandfather of Lincoln
MacVeagh. |
| | | Political family: MacVeagh
family of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Epitaph: "Genial to his friends.
Enlightening to all. Keen eyed, clear spoken. He remembered, he
observed, he foresaw." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Michael Madden (1907-1976) —
also known as Thomas M. Madden —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1907.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1945-68; took senior status 1968.
Died in Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J., March
29, 1976 (age 69 years, 1
days).
Interment at New St. Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, N.J.
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James Thompson Maffett (1837-1912) —
also known as James T. Maffett —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Clarion Township, Clarion
County, Pa., February
2, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1887-89.
Died in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., December
19, 1912 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Clarion
Cemetery, Clarion, Pa.
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Charles J. Magee (1883-1917) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
5, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1913-17; died in office 1917.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
13, 1917 (age 34 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) —
also known as James M. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 5,
1877.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Labor), 1926; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
16, 1949 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Addison Magee (b. 1873) —
also known as William A. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1901-04; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1909-14, 1922-26; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Simpson Magee and Elizabeth (Sees) Magee. |
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel
Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of
Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Thaddeus Maclay Mahon (1840-1916) —
also known as Thaddeus M. Mahon —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Green Village, Franklin
County, Pa., May 21,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1872-73;
president, Baltimore & Cumberland Valley Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1893-1907 (18th District
1893-1903, 17th District 1903-07).
Died in Scotland, Franklin
County, Pa., May 31,
1916 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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Levi Maish (1837-1899) —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in Conewago Township, York
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from York County, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1875-79, 1887-91.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1899 (age 61 years, 96
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1919 at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 18,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1935-62.
Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery; married
1939 to
Ethel Plummer. |
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James F. Malone Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway
System, 1895.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Charles Harley Mansur (1835-1895) —
also known as Charles H. Mansur —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 6,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
Democratic State Committee, 1864-68; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1887-93; defeated,
1872, 1880; Second Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, 1893-94;
Assistant Comptroller, 1894-95.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
16, 1895 (age 60 years, 41
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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Albert Gallatin Marchand (1811-1848) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
27, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1839-43.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
5, 1848 (age 36 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greensburg
Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) —
also known as Charles J. Margiotti —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 4,
1891.
Lawyer; business
executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti; married, February
5, 1918, to Denise Wery. |
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Gene R. Mariano (b. 1905) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
29, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in New Jersey, 1937-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Branson Maris (1893-1989) —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of Delaware County Democratic Party, 1924-30; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-34; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1936-38;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-58; took
senior status 1958.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died February
7, 1989 (age 95 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Swenk Markley (1789-1834) —
also known as Philip S. Markley —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Skippack, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 2,
1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1819-23 (7th District 1819-22, 3rd District
1822-23); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1823-27; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1829-30.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
12, 1834 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.
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Marc Lincoln Marks (1927-2018) —
also known as Marc L. Marks —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa., February
12, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County Solicitor, 1960-68; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1977-83.
Jewish.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., February
28, 2018 (age 91 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Marks (1778-1858) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., October
13, 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; Allegheny
County Coroner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1810-19; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1814-19; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1819-25 (19th District 1819-22, 21st District
1822-25); U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1825-31.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., April
10, 1858 (age 79 years, 179
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery on Buffalo Street, Beaver, Pa.
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Alem Marr (1787-1843) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., June 18,
1787.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-31.
Died in Northampton
County, Pa., March
29, 1843 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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James Ingraham Marsh (b. 1890) —
also known as James I. Marsh —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh; married, January
4, 1919, to Mary Glyde Wells. |
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John Marshall (1755-1835) —
of Virginia.
Born in Germantown, Fauquier
County, Va., September
24, 1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1782-96; U.S.
Attorney for Virginia, 1789; U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1800; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1800-01; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1801-35; died in office 1835;
received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Slaveowner.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1835 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Shockoe
Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Marshall (1730-1802) and Mary Randolph (Keith) Marshall;
brother-in-law of William
McClung, George
Keith Taylor and Joseph
Hamilton Daviess; brother of James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall (1770-1825); married, January
3, 1783, to Mary Willis Ambler (daughter of Jacquelin
Ambler); father of Thomas
Marshall (1784-1835), Mary Marshall (who married Jacquelin
Burwell Harvie) and James
Keith Marshall; uncle and first cousin once removed of Thomas
Alexander Marshall; uncle of Edward
Colston, Thomas
Francis Marshall, Alexander
Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Alexander
Keith McClung, Charles
Alexander Marshall and Edward
Colston Marshall; granduncle by marriage of Humphrey
Marshall (1812-1872); granduncle of John
Augustine Marshall; great-grandfather of Lewis
Minor Coleman; great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; great-granduncle of Hudson
Snowden Marshall, William
Marshall Bullitt and Alexander
Scott Bullitt; first cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey
Marshall (1760-1841); first cousin once removed of William
Marshall Anderson and Charles
Anderson; first cousin twice removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin once removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph, John
Randolph of Roanoke, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of John
Gardner Coolidge; third cousin of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; third cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes, Dabney
Smith Carr, Edmund
Randolph, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker and Carter
Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Fitzhugh
Lee, Edmund
Randolph Cocke, Carter
Henry Harrison II and Frederick
Madison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed of Edith
Wilson and Francis
Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin of John
Wayles Eppes. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Tuck-Claude
family of Annapolis, Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Marshall counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Miss., Tenn. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Marshall (built 1941-42 at Mobile,
Alabama; scrapped 1971) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: John
Marshall Stone
— John
Marshall Martin
— John
Marshall Harlan
— J.
Marshall Hagans
— John
M. Claiborne
— John
M. Hamilton
— John
M. Raymond
— John M.
Rose
— John
M. Slaton
— John
M. Wolverton
— John
M. Robsion
— John
Marshall Hutcheson
— John
M. Butler
— John
Marshall Harlan
— John
M. Robsion, Jr.
— John
Marshall Briley
— John
Marshall Lindley
|
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the $20 U.S. Treasury note in the 1880s, and on the
$500 bill in the early 20th century. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Biographical
Directory of Federal Judges |
| | | Books about John Marshall: Jean Edward
Smith, John
Marshall : Definer of a Nation — Charles F. Hobson, The
Great Chief Justice : John Marshall and the Rule of
Law — Albert J. Beveridge, The
Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation
1815-1835 — Albert J. Beveridge, The
Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction
1800-1815 — Albert J. Beveridge, The
Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman
1789-1801 — Albert J. Beveridge, The
Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier,
Lawmaker — David Scott Robarge, A
Chief Justice's Progress: John Marshall from Revolutionary Virginia
to the Supreme Court — R. Kent Newmyer, John
Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court |
| | | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire
Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March
19, 1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Alfred Marvin (b. 1873) —
of Matamoras, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., April
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1907-09;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) —
also known as William A. Maurer; W. A.
Maurer —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
25, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer; married, December
30, 1897, to Hettie D. Evans. |
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George Wendell Maxey (b. 1878) —
also known as George W. Maxey —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Forest City, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
14, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Lackawanna
County District Attorney, 1914-20; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 45th District, 1920-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920,
1924,
1948;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930-50; appointed 1930; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1943-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Maxey and Margaret (Evans) Maxey; married, January
22, 1916, to Lillian Danvers. |
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Lewis Maxwell (1790-1862) —
of Virginia.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April
17, 1790.
Lawyer; surveyor;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1821-24; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1827-33.
Slaveowner.
Died in West Union, Doddridge
County, Va (now W.Va.), February
13, 1862 (age 71 years, 302
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, West Union, W.Va.
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Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Tioga Point (now Athens), Bradford
County, Pa., February
16, 1792.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; Tioga
County Clerk, 1819-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31; newspaper
editor; postmaster at Elmira,
N.Y., 1834-39; Chemung
County Treasurer, 1836-43; vice-president, New York & Erie Railroad,
1841.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
4, 1864 (age 72 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Charles D. McAvoy (b. 1878) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Danboro, Bucks
County, Pa., November
11, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1920-21,
1933-37.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis McAvoy and Mary (Nolan) McAvoy; married, November
16, 1907, to Alice McDermott. |
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Samuel Walker McCall (1851-1923) —
also known as Samuel W. McCall —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in East Providence, Bedford
County, Pa., February
28, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1888-89, 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888,
1900,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1893-1913; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1916-19; defeated, 1914.
Died November
4, 1923 (age 72 years, 249
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Winchester, Mass.
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William McCandless (1835-1884) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
29, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1867-69; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1875-79.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1884 (age 48 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Daniel Joseph McCauley Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Daniel J. McCauley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1952; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1960-61.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
War Veterans; Union
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Joseph McCauley and Catherine Marie (Morris) McCauley;
married, February
7, 1947, to Rita Francescucci. |
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John Jay McCloy (1895-1989) —
also known as John J. McCloy; "Chairman of the
American Establishment" —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
31, 1895.
Lawyer; banker;
president, World Bank, 1947-49; U.S. High Commissioner for the U.S.
Zone in Germany, 1949-52; member, President's Commission on the
Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
11, 1989 (age 93 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McClung (1761-1835) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 13,
1761.
Surveyor;
merchant;
lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796.
Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., August
9, 1835 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in
1904 at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Charles McClure (1804-1846) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1837-39, 1840-41;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1843-45.
Died in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
10, 1846 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Nelson Bruce McCormick (1847-1914) —
also known as Nelson B. McCormick —
of Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.
Born near Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., November
20, 1847.
Farmer;
lawyer; Phillips
County Attorney, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1897-99; Phillips
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan., April
10, 1914 (age 66 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Kan.
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Joseph Michael McDade (1931-2017) —
also known as Joseph M. McDade —
of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
29, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. District Judge John
W. Murphy; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1963-99.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American Bar
Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., September
24, 2017 (age 85 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Francis McDonnell (b. 1954) —
also known as Bob McDonnell —
of Glen Allen, Henrico
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 15,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates 84th District, 1992-2005; Virginia
state attorney general, 2006-09; resigned 2009; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008
(delegation chair); Governor of
Virginia, 2010-14; he and his wife were indicted
in January 2014 for receiving improper
gifts; convicted
in September 2014; sentenced
to two years in prison; in June 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court
unanimously overturned his conviction.
Irish
and Alsatian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Obadiah Benton McFadden (1815-1875) —
also known as Obadiah B. McFadden —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in West Middletown, Washington
County, Pa., November
18, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1843; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-54; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1854-61; member
Washington territorial council, 1861; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1873-75.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., June 25,
1875 (age 59 years, 219
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Noah C. McFarland (1822-1897) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April
23, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1870; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1881-85.
Died, in the Copeland Hotel,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
26, 1897 (age 75 years, 3
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Alexander Taggart McGill (1845-1900) —
also known as Alexander T. McGill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1874-75; Hudson
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1877-82; Hudson
County Law Judge, 1882-87; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1887-1900; died in office 1900;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1895.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April
21, 1900 (age 54 years, 183
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Alexander T. McGill. |
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Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Saegertown, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; died in office 1905;
postmaster at St.
Paul, Minn., 1900-05; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
31, 1905 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Bernard B. McGinnis (b. 1878) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Genesee, Potter
County, Pa., December
1, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1935-46, 1951-68; chair of
Allegheny County Democratic Party, 1939-59.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byran McGinnis and Ellen (Moran) McGinnis; married to Hildegarde
M. Krieger. |
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Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. (1925-1999) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
13, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1968-74; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1974-90;
took senior status 1990.
Died in Cancún, Quintana
Roo, February
23, 1999 (age 74 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Watson McIntire (1850-1912) —
also known as William W. McIntire —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 30,
1850.
Republican. Machinist;
insurance
agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died on
a boat while fishing
in the Middle River (or Gunpowder River), Baltimore
County, Md., March
30, 1912 (age 61 years, 274
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Ira McJunkin (b. 1860) —
of Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., February
13, 1860.
Lawyer; Butler
County District Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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David William McKeague (b. 1946) —
also known as David W. McKeague —
of Michigan.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
5, 1946.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1992-2005;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2017.
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Thomas McKean (1734-1817) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New London Township, Chester
County, Pa., March
19, 1734.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware,
1765-74; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1777-83; President
of Delaware, 1777; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; impeached
by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 24,
1817 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in
1843 at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Chambers McKibbin (1824-1896) —
of Downieville, Sierra
County, Calif.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., May 14,
1824.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1852-53; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1857-59; defeated, 1858;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; general
contractor.
Died in Marshall Hall, Charles
County, Md., July 1,
1896 (age 72 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Xavier McLanahan (1809-1861) —
also known as James X. McLanahan —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born near Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-44 (14th District 1842-43, 18th District
1844); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1849-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1861 (age about 52
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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James Clifford McNally (1863-1920) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
May
12, 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Bogotá, 1898-99; Guatemala City, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul in Liège, 1902-07; Nanking, 1907-10; Tsingtao, 1910-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, as of 1917; Curaçao, as of 1919.
Died, in the Hotel
Ostend, Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
5, 1920 (age 57 years, 85
days).
Interment at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas McNally and Mary (Moran) McNally; married 1891 to Agnes
Keane. |
| | | Epitaph: "My Dearie." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Austin Meehan (1924-1994) —
also known as Billy Meehan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
4, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956;
general counsel and Republican political boss of Philadelphia,
1961-94.
Died, from heart
disease, while playing
golf in Royersford, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
13, 1994 (age 69 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sylvester Edwin Megargee (1847-1930) —
also known as S. Edwin Megargee —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
6, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; Consul
for Greece in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1900-03.
Catholic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
17, 1930 (age 82 years, 195
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester Jacob Megarge and Annie Marie Byrne (Gaffney) Megarge;
married to Marie A. Preaut and Adalaide Concetta Piccioli; first
cousin once removed of Samuel
Megargee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Calvin Meyer (b. 1861) —
also known as J. Calvin Meyer —
of Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Haines Township, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1861.
School
teacher; lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Centre County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833-1918) —
also known as Benjamin F. Meyers —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born near New Centerville, Somerset
County, Pa., July 6,
1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1864; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1871-73;
postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1887-92.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
11, 1918 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Quinn T. Mickey (b. 1866) —
of Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Oakville, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 7,
1866.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Charles Mihm (1898-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Mihm —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
5, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1934; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1936-62 (Allegheny County 7th
District 1936-54, Allegheny County 11th District 1955-62).
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died June 1,
1967 (age 68 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Mihm and Kate (Artz) Mihm; married, June 29,
1931, to Cecelia Mathilda Hepp. |
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Andrew Galbraith Miller (1801-1874) —
also known as Andrew G. Miller —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
18, 1801.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin territorial supreme court, 1838-48; U.S.
District Judge for Wisconsin, 1848-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1870-73;
retired 1873.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
30, 1874 (age 73 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Henry Miller (1840-1918) —
also known as Samuel H. Miller —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Coolspring Township, Mercer
County, Pa., April
19, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-85, 1915-17 (26th District
1881-85, 28th District 1915-17); Mercer
County President Judge, 1894-1904; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
3, 1918 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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Ira A. Milliron (b. 1880) —
of Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., December
23, 1880.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Venango County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Mills (b. 1876) —
of Athens, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., November
26, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Bradford
County Attorney; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bradford County, 1909; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1913-16; chair of
Bradford County Republican Party, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mills and Annie Mills. |
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G. W. K. Minor —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1864-66; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) —
also known as John H. Mitchell; John Mitchell
Hipple —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., June 22,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1862-66; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1873-79, 1885-97, 1901-05; died in office
1905.
Indicted
in December 1904 in connection with land
frauds; a bribery
charge was added later.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
8, 1905 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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John Inscho Mitchell (1838-1907) —
also known as John I. Mitchell —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., July 28,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1868-71; newspaper
editor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Tioga County, 1872-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1881-87; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 4th District, 1888-99; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., August
20, 1907 (age 69 years, 23
days).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Richard H. Mitchell (1869-1933) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1898; member
of New
York state senate 21st District, 1899-1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later without regaining consciousness, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1933 (age 63 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James B. Mitchell and Emma (Henry) Mitchell; married, November
15, 1906, to Maud Augusta Riegelman. |
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Lee Monroe (b. 1857) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Freehold Township, Warren
County, Pa., October
27, 1857.
Lawyer; Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas,
1889-93; district judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe; married to Lilla Day
Moore. |
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John Montgomery (1764-1828) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1764.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1793-98, 1800-05, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1807-11; Maryland
state attorney general, 1811-18; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1820-22, 1824-26.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 17,
1828 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery, Emmorton, Md.
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Alfred Stibbs Moore (1846-1920) —
also known as Alfred S. Moore —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., September
13, 1846.
Lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1881-3; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1902-10.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
18, 1920 (age 73 years, 127
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Robert Moore (1778-1831) —
of Beavertown (now Beaver), Beaver
County, Pa.
Born near Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March
30, 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; Beaver
County Treasurer, 1805-11; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1817-21; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1830-31.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., January
14, 1831 (age 52 years, 290
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Winfield Scott Moore (b. 1852) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., June 14,
1852.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Bankson Taylor Morgan (b. 1841) —
also known as Bankson T. Morgan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., May 17,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal
dealer; assistant
postmaster; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Morgan (1820-1893) —
also known as George W. Morgan —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
20, 1820.
Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1855-58; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1858-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864,
1876;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1867-68, 1869-73.
Died in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton),
Va., July 26,
1893 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mound
View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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Edward de Veaux Morrell (1862-1917) —
of Torresdale, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
7, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1900-07.
Died in 1917
(age about
54 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Philadelphia County, Pa.
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Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) —
also known as "Penman of the
Constitution" —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., January
31, 1752.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1792-94; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1800-03.
Episcopalian.
Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1816 (age 64 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Remley Morris (1819-1899) —
also known as James R. Morris —
of Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio.
Born in Rogersville, Greene
County, Pa., January
10, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1843; newspaper
editor; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1861-65 (17th District 1861-63, 5th
District 1863-65); defeated, 1864; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1864;
probate judge in Ohio, 1872-77; postmaster.
Died in Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
24, 1899 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Interment at Morris
Cemetery, Near Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.
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Samuel Wells Morris (1786-1847) —
also known as Samuel W. Morris —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
1, 1786.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Wellsboro,
Pa., 1808-10; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1837-41.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., May 25,
1847 (age 60 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Tracy Morrison (1860-1915) —
also known as John T. Morrison —
of Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Jefferson
County, Pa., December
25, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Idaho, 1903-05.
Died December
20, 1915 (age 54 years, 360
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1795.
Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. Joseph
Hiester, 1820-23; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1827; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1828-29; real estate
business.
German
ancestry.
Died in Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
17, 1831 (age 36 years, 239
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
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Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) —
also known as Henry A. Muhlenberg —
of Berks, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 21,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1853-54; died in
office 1854.
German
ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1854 (age 30 years, 172
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Austin John Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Austin J. Murphy —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in North Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., June 17,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 46th District, 1971-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1977-95 (22nd District 1977-93,
20th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1984.
Still living as of 1998.
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Dominic I. Murphy (1847-1930) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 31,
1847.
Lawyer; commissioner, U.S. Pensions Office, 1896-97; editor
and publisher, The New Century weekly
journal, 1903-05; secretary of Isthmian Canal Commission,
1904-05; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1905-09; St. Gall, 1909-14; Amsterdam, 1914-15; U.S. Consul General in Sofia, 1915-17; Stockholm, 1919-24.
Died April
13, 1930 (age 82 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to Mrs.
Bessie T. Atkinson. |
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John William Murphy (1902-1962) —
also known as John W. Murphy —
of Dunmore, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Avoca, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
26, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-46 (11th District 1943-45,
10th District 1945-46); U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1946-62;
died in office 1962.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
28, 1962 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Patrick J. Murphy (b. 1973) —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
19, 1973.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bernard J. Myers (b. 1880) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Bainbridge, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
12, 1880.
Lawyer; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1921-23; appointed 1921;
resigned 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis John Myers (1901-1956) —
also known as Francis J. Myers —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1939-45; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in 1956
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Leonard Myers (1827-1905) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Attleborough (now Langhorne), Bucks
County, Pa., November
13, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1863-69, 1869-75;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1905 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Philadelphia County, Pa.
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Thomas W. Myton (b. 1842) —
of Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in West Township, Huntingdon
County, Pa., February
13, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded in the battle
of Chancellorsville, 1863, and lost his
left arm; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Huntingdon County, 1883-84.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Myton and Eleanor (Montgomery) Myton; married, December
27, 1870, to Ella E. Davis. |
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