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Edward Isaac Nathan (b. 1878) —
also known as Edward I. Nathan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 10,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1907-09; Mersina, 1909-17; Vigo, as of 1917-21; Palermo, as of 1921-26; Santiago de Cuba, as of 1929; Monterrey, as of 1932.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus Nathan; married 1907 to Anne
Nefsky. |
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Charles Naylor (1806-1872) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
6, 1806.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1837-41; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
24, 1872 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Brandon P. Neuman —
of North Strabane Township, Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 48th District, 2011-; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Still living as of 2016.
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Carman Adam Newcomb (1830-1902) —
also known as Carman A. Newcomb —
of West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa; Vineland, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Missouri.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., July 1,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; Fayette
County Circuit Judge, 1855-60; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1867-69.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 6,
1902 (age 71 years, 279
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Abbey, St. Louis, Mo.
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Francis Marion Nichols (b. 1851) —
also known as Francis M. Nichols —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Smithfield, Bradford
County, Pa., May 23,
1851.
Lawyer; Luzerne
County District Attorney, 1879; mayor
of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1892-93; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Marion |
| | | Relatives: Son of George W. Nichols and
Elizabeth B. (Hemingway) Nichols; married, February
1, 1874, to Mary Corker; married to Almina
Wilson. |
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Henry Carpenter Niles (1858-1939) —
also known as Henry C. Niles —
of York
County, Pa.
Born in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., June 17,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
19th District, 1925-29; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Pennsylvania, July 15,
1939 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Michael Schall Niles (1887-1931) —
also known as Michael S. Niles —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York
County, Pa., 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died, in Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., 1931
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (1928-2003) —
also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 13,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1967-71; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1971-96; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1984-96.
African
ancestry.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
23, 2003 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Albert Norris (1927-2017) —
also known as William A. Norris —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Turtle Creek, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
30, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
law clerk for Justice William
O. Douglas, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1964,
1968,
1972;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1980-94; took
senior status 1994.
Died January
21, 2017 (age 89 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph O'Connell (1894-1949) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; accountant;
lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1945-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
16, 1949 (age 55 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward O'Connell and Mary (Murphy) O'Connell; married, June 22,
1927, to Marie V. Shea. |
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Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) —
also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.; Georgia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1909.
Lawyer; vice-president, Coca-Cola
Company; president, Minute
Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Xi.
Died in 1985
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ogle (1798-1841) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., 1798.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1837-41; died in
office 1841.
Noted for the "Gold Spoon Oration" which satirized President Martin
Van Buren's expensive tastes; though little of it was true, the
speech was widely reprinted and helped defeat Van Buren.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., May 10,
1841 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Sophia M. R. O'Hara (1882-1954) —
of Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Lemoyne, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
13, 1882.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1939-43.
Female.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Luzerne
County, Pa., April
26, 1954 (age 71 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Drew James Toland O'Keefe (b. 1915) —
also known as Drew J. T. O'Keefe —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 18,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. O'Keefe and Helen (Tobin) O'Keefe; married, August
31, 1940, to Jane P. Waterbury. |
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E. P. Oliphant —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1855-56.
Burial location unknown.
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S. D. Oliphant —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1852-53.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Addison Oliver (1833-1912) —
also known as S. Addison Oliver —
of Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa.
Born near Washington, Washington
County, Pa., July 21,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1863-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1864;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1865-67; circuit judge in Iowa 4th District,
1869-74; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1875-79.
Died in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, July 7,
1912 (age 78 years, 352
days).
Interment at Onawa
Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa.
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Charles Prentiss Orr (1858-1922) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1909-22;
died in office 1922.
Presbyterian.
Died May 16,
1922 (age 64 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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Godlove Stein Orth (1817-1882) —
also known as Godlove S. Orth —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born near Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., April
22, 1817.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1843-49; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1863-71, 1873-75, 1879-82 (8th
District 1863-69, 7th District 1869-71, at-large 1873-75, 9th
District 1879-82); died in office 1882; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1875-76.
German
ancestry.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., December
16, 1882 (age 65 years, 238
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Donald C. Osborn (1879-1928) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March
26, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kalamazoo County Republican Party, 1918-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1921-24.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Edwin Sylvanus Osborne (1839-1900) —
also known as Edwin S. Osborne —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Bethany, Wayne
County, Pa., August
7, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1885-91 (at-large 1885-89, 12th
District 1889-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died January
1, 1900 (age 60 years, 147
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Ball Osborne (b. 1868) —
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 24,
1868.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Ghent, 1889-93; Le Havre, as of 1912-19; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in
Le Havre, as of 1919-20; Christiania, as of 1920-21; Genoa, as of 1921-26; Stockholm, as of 1927-29; Budapest, as of 1932.
Member, Rotary;
Loyal
Legion; Zeta
Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts. |
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Edward Overton Jr. (1836-1903) —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1877-81; bank
president.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., September
18, 1903 (age 67 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-president, Tioga County Bell
Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge
Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett; married, June 20,
1918, to Sue Berkey. |
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Horace Billings Packer (1851-1940) —
also known as Horace B. Packer —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., October
11, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Tioga County, 1885-88; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1897-1901;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., April
13, 1940 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Entombed at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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James Page (1795-1875) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 8,
1795.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1833-41; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1846-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 5,
1875 (age 80 years, 28
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Moosehead, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian,
1917-19; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination
attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in
which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for
deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
condition following surgery for appendicitis,
in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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Henry Wilber Palmer (1839-1913) —
also known as Henry W. Palmer —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Clifford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., July 10,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1879-83; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-07, 1909-11 (12th District
1901-03, 11th District 1903-07, 1909-11); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
15, 1913 (age 73 years, 220
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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William Sacket Palmer (1816-1852) —
of Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Potter
County, Pa., June 22,
1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47; defeated, 1844.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., November
10, 1852 (age 36 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Emmett Newton Parker (1859-1939) —
also known as Emmett N. Parker —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in York
County, Pa., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1890-92;
superior court judge in Washington, 1893-97; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1909-33; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1921-22.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in a hospital
at Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
8, 1939 (age 80 years, 210
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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William M. Parker (b. 1870) —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., December
19, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
28th District, 1925-32; superior court judge in Pennsylvania,
1932-40; resigned 1940; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43; appointed 1940.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Parker and Rebecca (McCready) Parker; married 1898 to Helen
Innis. |
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Marion D. Patterson (b. 1876) —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsburg, Blair
County, Pa., October
20, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Blair
County District Attorney, 1912-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 24th District, 1927-39; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Urban
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Marion Patterson and Mary Rebecca (Roller) Patterson;
married, June 23,
1925, to Gertrude Gable Stewart. |
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Walter Patterson (d. 1852) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y.
Farmer;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23; postmaster;
Columbia
County Judge, 1828.
Slaveowner.
Died November
5, 1852.
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Robert Emory Pattison (1850-1904) —
also known as Robert E. Pattison —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Quantico, Wicomico
County, Md., December
8, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1883-87, 1891-95; defeated, 1902; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1895; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died August
1, 1904 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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James N. Paul (1839-1922) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., September
23, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; surveyor;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District,
1901-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb., March 9,
1922 (age 82 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Levi Pawling (1773-1845) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 25,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1817-19.
Slaveowner.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
7, 1845 (age 72 years, 44
days).
Interment at St.
John's Protestant Episcopal Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.
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Ralph Wilson Peacock (1902-1972) —
also known as Ralph W. Peacock —
of Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa.; Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
9, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1948, 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Washington
County, Pa., May 4,
1972 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Vance David Peacock and Luella (Wilson) Peacock; married to
Margaret Milligan. |
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memorial |
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John James Pearson (1800-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., October
25, 1800.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1836-37; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1837-41.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 30,
1888 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kansas; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCanley) Pennell; married to Ruth
Glenn Pennell. |
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Boies Penrose (1860-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 8th
District, 1885-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1887-98; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921; died in office 1921; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1903-04; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1904-21.
Died December
31, 1921 (age 61 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1930 at Capitol
Park, Harrisburg, Pa.
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George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Devon, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; orator;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 94 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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John F. Perry III (b. 1950) —
also known as Jack Perry —
of Pennsylvania.
Born July 12,
1950.
Lawyer; Libertarian candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1992; candidate in Republican primary
for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Steven P. Perskie (b. 1945) —
of Margate, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-77 (District 2 1972-73, 2nd
District 1974-77); member of New
Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1978-82; resigned 1982;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1982.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1982.
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Henry Myer Phillips (1811-1884) —
also known as Henry M. Phillips —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 30,
1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1857-59; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
28, 1884 (age 73 years, 59
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Dominic F. Pileggi —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1999-2002; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 2001-04; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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R. Foster Piper (1889-1955) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., August
9, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1930-40; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1941-55; died in office
1955; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
4th Department, 1949.
Died, in a hospital
at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
18, 1955 (age 66 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Winifred Fish; married to Helen A. Morse. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Edgar Allan Poe (1871-1961) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Died in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1961 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Prentiss Poe and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe; married to Annye T.
McCay and Marie Louise McIlhenny; grandnephew of Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849; poet and author). |
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Stephen Geyer Porter (1869-1930) —
also known as Stephen G. Porter —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, May 18,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1911-30 (29th District 1911-23,
32nd District 1923-30); died in office 1930; candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1913.
Died in 1930
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Highwood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. |
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William Potter (1852-1926) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1852.
Lawyer; president,
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; U.S. Minister to Italy, 1892-94; City candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1907.
Died in 1926
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wilson Potter (1792-1839) —
also known as William W. Potter —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Potters Mills, Centre
County, Pa., December
18, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1837-39; died in
office 1839.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., October
28, 1839 (age 46 years, 314
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Archibald W. Powell (1871-1940) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in California, Washington
County, Pa., August
21, 1871.
Republican. Building
contractor; school
principal; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1913-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died May 27,
1940 (age 68 years, 280
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, California, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Powell and Harriet O. (Weaver) Powell. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) —
also known as William C. Preston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.
President
of South Carolina College 1845-51.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Eli K. Price (b. 1797) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born July 20,
1797.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1854-56.
Burial location unknown.
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William Thompson Price (1824-1886) —
also known as William T. Price —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.
Born in Huntingdon
County, Pa., June 17,
1824.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1851, 1882; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1857, 1870-71, 1878-81; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1883-86; died in
office 1886.
Died in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., December
6, 1886 (age 62 years, 172
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Black River Falls, Wis.
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer; college
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Anderson Purviance (1809-1882) —
also known as Samuel A. Purviance —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., January
10, 1809.
Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38, 1872;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1838-39; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1844; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1855-59; defeated
(Independent), 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1860,
1864,
1868;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1861; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1864-68.
Died in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
14, 1882 (age 73 years, 35
days).
Interment at Highwood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Harry W. Pyles (born c.1872) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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