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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1864.
Republican. Leather business; with his brother Louis,
developed and owned the Garden Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1921 (age 56 years, 189
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in
mausoleum at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Charles D. Burk (1856-1916) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 6,
1856.
Republican. Leather business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1916 (age 60 years, 237
days).
Entombed at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Burk (1850-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
September
26, 1850.
Republican. Leather business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died in
office 1903.
German
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1903 (age 53 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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John J. Burns (b. 1860) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 20,
1860.
Democrat. Boot and shoe business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1933; candidate for
mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1937.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Davis (1862-1923) —
also known as Web Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 1,
1862.
Republican. Shoemaker; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1892; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-96.
Died February
22, 1923 (age 60 years, 266
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Davis Jr. (1812-1881) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Vernon Township, Crawford
County, Pa., September
7, 1812.
Shoe and leather business; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1845-46, 1863; Crawford
County Treasurer; Crawford
County Judge, 1864-78.
Presbyterian.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 20,
1881 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davis and Mary (Cotton) Davis; married, April 1,
1834, to Mary Johnston. |
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James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) —
also known as James M. Graeff —
of Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
18, 1862.
Republican. Importer and dealer in wool;
president of a boot and shoe company; creamery
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., February
22, 1908 (age 45 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Westport, N.Y.
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James Wilson Hays (1817-1902) —
also known as James W. Hays —
of Harvey's (now Graysville), Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., December
21, 1817.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; leather business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1876-78.
Died November
11, 1902 (age 84 years, 325
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Dennis W. Keating (1869-1934) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Clermont, McKean
County, Pa., 1869.
Democrat. Tanner; violinist;
band
leader; candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1928; chair of
Cattaraugus County Democratic Party, 1932-33; postmaster at Olean,
N.Y., 1933-34 (acting, 1933-34).
Died in Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
13, 1934 (age about 65
years).
Interment at St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N.Y.
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Aaron Shenk Kreider (1863-1929) —
also known as Aaron S. Kreider —
of Annville, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in South Annville Township, Lebanon
County, Pa., June 26,
1863.
Republican. Coal
dealer; shoe manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1913-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died May 19,
1929 (age 65 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Annville Cemetery, Annville, Pa.
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Joseph Pomeroy (1804-1874) —
Born near Roxbury, Franklin
County, Pa., October
18, 1804.
Republican. Tanning business; merchant;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1856.
Died in Academia, Juniata
County, Pa., September
21, 1874 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Pomeroy and Elizabeth (Nevin) Pomeroy; married, July 11,
1826, to Eleanor Maclay; married, May 5,
1847, to Ann Black Crawford; married, January
13, 1857, to Jane Eliza (Maclay) McGinley; married, August
27, 1868, to Mary Stewart; uncle of John
Means Pomeroy and William
Culbertson Pomeroy; grandnephew of Hugh
Williamson; granduncle of Albert
Nevin Pomeroy; second cousin of Thomas
Pomeroy. |
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family of Pennsylvania. |
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William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
21, 1818.
Republican. Tanner; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1854; express
agent; postmaster at Green
Bay, Wis., 1872-76.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
13, 1876 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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