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Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) —
also known as Matthew S. Quay —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Dillsburg, York
County, Pa., September
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Beaver
County Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1886-87; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1888-91; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1896.
Manx
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1888 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13,
1862.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., May 28,
1904 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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James Michael Quigley (1918-2011) —
also known as James M. Quigley —
of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa., March
30, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1955-57, 1959-61;
defeated, 1956, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
15, 2011 (age 93 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Quinn (born c.1884) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Heckscherville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., about 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Jay Andrew Rabinowitz (c.1927-2001) —
also known as Jay A. Rabinowitz —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1927.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Alaska, 1960-65; justice of
Alaska state supreme court, 1965-97.
Wrote the opinion which legalized private marijuana use in Alaska.
Died, in a hospital
at Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 16,
2001 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor
of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
22, 1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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J. Duncan Ramsey —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Lawyer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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William Ramsey (1779-1831) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
7, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1827-31; died in
office 1831.
Slaveowner.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1831 (age 52 years, 22
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Almon Heath Read (1790-1844) —
also known as Almon H. Read —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., June 12,
1790.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1827-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1842-44 (17th District 1842-43,
12th District 1843-44); died in office 1844.
Died in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 3,
1844 (age 53 years, 357
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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John Meredith Read (1797-1874) —
also known as John M. Read —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 21,
1797.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1846; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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David Reed (1821-1877) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., November
12, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of J.
Bowman Sweitzer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1874-76.
Died, from pneumonia
and digestive
problems, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
17, 1877 (age 55 years, 97
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) —
also known as David A. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Pennsylvania Industrial
Accidents Commission, 1912-15; major in the U.S. Army during World
War I; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
10, 1953 (age 72 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) —
also known as George L. Reed —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
4, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
8, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married 1911 to Helen
Roberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Huntington; third cousin once removed of Herman
Arod Gager; third cousin twice removed of Zina
Hyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, James
Hillhouse, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Roger
Griswold, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Phineas
Lyman Tracy and Albert
Haller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Isaac
Backus, Henry
Titus Backus, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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J. Albert Reed —
of California, Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 46th District, 1935-42.
Burial location unknown.
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J. H. Reed (b. 1824) —
of Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1857.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hay Reed (1853-1927) —
also known as James H. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., September
10, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Philander
C. Knox, 1877-1902; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; president, Reliance Life
Insurance Company; president, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1891-92;
resigned 1892; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1920,
1924.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 17,
1927 (age 73 years, 280
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Joseph Reed (1741-1785) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
27, 1741.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778; President
of Pennsylvania, 1778-81.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1785 (age 43 years, 190
days).
Original interment at Arch
Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.;
reinterment in 1867 at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Walter Reeves (1848-1909) —
of Streator, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., September
25, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1884
(alternate), 1904,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1895-1903.
Died in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., April 9,
1909 (age 60 years, 196
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Streator, Ill.
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James Bernard Reilly (1845-1924) —
also known as James B. Reilly —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pinedale, Schuylkill
County, Pa., August
12, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; Schuylkill
County District Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1875-79, 1889-95;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 14,
1924 (age 78 years, 276
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Adam Cyrus Reinoehl (1840-1900) —
also known as Adam C. Reinoehl —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., November
14, 1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1868,
1870-71; postmaster at Lancaster,
Pa., 1900.
Died by suicide,
with illuminating
gas, in his office
at the Lancaster post
office, Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
14, 1900 (age 60 years, 30
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Edward Gene Rendell (b. 1944) —
also known as Ed Rendell; "Fast Eddie";
"Mount Rendell" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
5, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1984,
1996
(co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1992-2000; defeated in primary, 1987; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1999-2001; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2003-11; defeated in primary, 1986.
Jewish.
Member, Pi
Lambda Phi.
Still living as of 2020.
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Claude Trexler Reno (b. 1882) —
also known as Claude T. Reno —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Lyons, Berks
County, Pa., April 4,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 31st District, 1921-29; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1939; appointed 1939; superior court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1942-43.
Lutheran.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph F. Reno and Millie (Trexler) Reno; married, August
14, 1906, to May G. Appel. |
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John Edgar Reyburn (1845-1914) —
also known as John E. Reyburn —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Carlisle, Clark
County, Ohio, February
7, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1871,
1874-76; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1877-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1890-97, 1906-07 (4th District
1890-97, 2nd District 1906-07); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1907-11.
Died in 1914
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Harry Bentley Richardson (1885-1959) —
also known as Harry B. Richardson —
of Brighton Township, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Bentleyville, Washington
County, Pa., June 21,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County 2nd District;
elected 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948.
Died November
15, 1959 (age 74 years, 147
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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William Emanuel Richardson (1886-1948) —
also known as William E. Richardson —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Exeter Township, Berks
County, Pa., September
3, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1933-37.
Died in 1948
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Schwartzwald
Cemetery, Jacksonwald, Pa.
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Thomas Joseph Ridge (b. 1945) —
also known as Tom Ridge —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Munhall, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
26, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1983-95; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984,
2008;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1995-2001; U.S.
Secretary of Homeland Security, 2003-05.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John S. Rilling (b. 1860) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Millcreek Township, Erie
County, Pa., July 22,
1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1904
(alternate); one of the organizers and directors of the Conneaut and
Erie Traction
Company; president of St. Vincent Hospital.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Rilling and Elizabeth (Ackerman) Rilling; married, October
20, 1887, to Stella Armstrong. |
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Ezra Hoyt Ripple Jr. (1879-1952) —
also known as Ezra H. Ripple, Jr. —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
31, 1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
postmaster at Scranton,
Pa., 1930-34.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
30, 1952 (age 73 years, 59
days).
Interment at Dunmore
Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Derry, Lancaster
County, Pa., about 1755.
Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of
Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
18, 1819 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Pleasant
Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tenn.
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Edward Everett Robbins (1860-1919) —
also known as Edward E. Robbins —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Robbins Station, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
27, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mining
business; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1885; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-99, 1917-19 (21st District
1897-99, 22nd District 1917-19); died in office 1919; major in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died January
25, 1919 (age 58 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Owen Josephus Roberts (1875-1955) —
also known as Owen J. Roberts —
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1875.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-45.
Episcopalian.
Died in West Vincent, Chester
County, Pa., May 17,
1955 (age 80 years, 15
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, West Vincent, Pa.
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Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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John Henry Rodney (1839-1913) —
also known as John H. Rodney —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., June 18,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1888.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
13, 1913 (age 74 years, 56
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Brian J. Rooney (b. 1972) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
28, 1972.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Gulf War;
lawyer; board member, Pittsburgh Steelers pro
football team; director of communications and development for the
Thomas More Law Center, a conservative public interest law firm;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 2010; deputy director,
Michigan Department of Human Services.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) —
also known as Tom Rooney —
of Tequesta, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1970.
Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen. Connie
Mack III; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17th
District 2013).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Marshall Rose (1856-1923) —
also known as John M. Rose —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., May 18,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1917-23.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
22, 1923 (age 66 years, 339
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Benjamin Louis Rosenbloom (1880-1965) —
also known as Benjamin L. Rosenbloom; Ben L.
Rosenbloom —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1921-25;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1924, 1934.
Jewish.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
22, 1965 (age 84 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Ross (1770-1834) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Solebury, Bucks
County, Pa., February
24, 1770.
Lawyer; postmaster at Easton,
Pa., 1796-98; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-11, 1815-18 (2nd District
1809-11, 6th District 1815-18); district judge in Pennsylvania 7th
District, 1818; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1830-34.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
31, 1834 (age 63 years, 341
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Pa.
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Thomas Ross (1806-1865) —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., December
1, 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1849-53.
Died July 7,
1865 (age 58 years, 218
days).
Interment at Doylestown
Cemetery, Doylestown, Pa.
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James Patrick Rossiter (1890-1943) —
also known as James P. Rossiter —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1928; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1932-36.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., September
26, 1943 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis T. Rossiter, Sr. and Elizabeth C. 'Lizzie' (Griffin)
Rossiter. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Uriah P. Rossiter (b. 1861) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
6, 1861.
Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney; attorney for railroads;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 6th District, 1915-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ella A. Nichols. |
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John Hoover Rothermel (1856-1922) —
also known as John H. Rothermel —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Richmond Township, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1907-15.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August, 1922
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Rovner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer; talk
show host; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Rowan (1773-1843) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., July 12,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1804-08; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1807-09; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1813-17, 1822-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1825-31.
Built the mansion "Federal Hill", later made famous by his cousin,
the songwriter Stephen Foster, in the song "My Old Kentucky Home."
Fought a duel
about 1801 with an acquaintance, James Chambers, in which the latter
was killed; arrested
and tried on
murder
charges,
but acquitted.
Slaveowner.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 13,
1843 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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George A. Rupp (b. 1903) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
29, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Lehigh County Democratic Party, 1930-33; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1935-38.
Member, Chi Psi;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Rupp and Florence (Ott) Rupp; married to Jane
Lucas. |
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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