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Louis Willard Antisdel (b. 1925) —
also known as Louis W. Antisdel —
of Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1925.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972,
1976.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Gibson E. Armstrong —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-84; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1985-2004.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Leonard J. Bodack (b. 1932) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
10, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1979-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Slovene
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; AFSCME;
Moose;
Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph J. Bodack and Mary Y. (Spehar) Bodack; married to Shirley
M. Wagner. |
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16,
1931, to Myra Llewelyn. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
27, 1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Joseph Leonard Carrigg (1901-1989) —
also known as Joseph L. Carrigg —
of Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
23, 1901.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-59 (14th District 1951-53,
10th District 1953-59); defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., February
6, 1989 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Susquehanna, Pa.
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Frank A. Carroll (b. 1919) —
of Gates town, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa., April
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1967-74.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (1901-1990) —
also known as Joseph S. Clark, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served
in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; United
World Federalists; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
12, 1990 (age 88 years, 83
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) —
also known as Robert J. Corbett —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
25, 1905.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District
1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71);
defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; Allegheny
County Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Lions; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 243
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John E. Crynock (b. 1917) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in New Salem, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born September
2, 1893.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farm
equipment dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Junior
Order; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died in April, 1974
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Breezewood, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married, August
2, 1913, to Lola Odessa Beeler. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) —
also known as Clyde R. Dengler —
of Newtown Square, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Fleetwood, Berks
County, Pa., May 10,
1899.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1969-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1992 (age 93 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
14, 1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel
room probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) —
also known as Daniel J. Flood —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
26, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,
1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Lions; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Charged
in 1979 with taking
bribes; a trial
resulted in a hung jury; resigned
from the House in 1980; pleaded
guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to
violate federal campaign
finance laws, and sentenced
to one year probation.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 28,
1994 (age 90 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
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William Franklin Goodling (1927-2017) —
also known as William F. Goodling; Bill
Goodling —
of Jacobus, York
County, Pa.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., December
5, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1975-2001;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., September
17, 2017 (age 89 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) —
also known as Harry L. Haines —
of Red Lion, York
County, Pa.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., February
1, 1880.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; burgess
of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Lions.
Died in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., March
29, 1947 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Red
Lion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.
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Ralph W. Hess (b. 1939) —
of Spring Grove, York
County, Pa.
Born in Fawn Grove, York
County, Pa., December
25, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1971-90.
Congregationalist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Lions.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Avon W. Hess and Marian (Jamison) Hess; married, December
25, 1963, to Ruth Sprenkle. |
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Edwin G. Holl —
of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Industrial
equipment business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1969-2002.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; Moose; Union
League; Freemasons;
Navy
League.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl. |
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Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) —
also known as Benjamin F. James —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
1, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
26, 1961 (age 75 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Frank Kopriver Jr. —
of Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Florist;
mayor
of Duquesne, Pa., 1947-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Republican. Banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Paul W. Mahady (1908-1973) —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., November
19, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1959-72.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Association of University Professors; Lions.
Died October
7, 1973 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence F. Manbeck (1908-1991) —
of Fredericksburg, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Bethel, Delaware
County, Pa., September
21, 1908.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1969-82.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died May 14,
1991 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert J. Mellow (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Mellow —
of Blakely, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Peckville, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Peckville, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
10, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1971-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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Martin L. Murray (1909-1990) —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
16, 1909.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1945; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1957-64, 1969-82 (21st District 1957-64, 14th
District 1969-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 1,
1990 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Thomas Martin Nolan (b. 1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Nolan —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1971-78.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Olaf E. Olsen (1896-1962) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mandal, Norway,
July
4, 1896.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1942, 1949-56 (Allegheny County
6th District 1942, 1949-54, Allegheny County 9th District 1955-56).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose;
Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in June, 1962
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Milich. |
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Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, from complications of an infection,
in AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center, Pomona, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 31,
2015 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair); speaker, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August
6, 1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German
and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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John T. Walsh —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Contractor;
assessor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1953-60.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; Eagles;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Wayne Curtis Weldon (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Weldon —
of Marcus Hook, Delaware
County, Pa.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.; Glen Mills, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Marcus Hook, Delaware
County, Pa., July 22,
1947.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor of Marcus Hook borough, 1977-82; member of
Delaware County council, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1987-; defeated,
1984; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,
2000.
Protestant.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions; Rotary;
Eagles.
Inducted, Automotive Hall of
Fame, 1982.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Lawrence Gordon Williams (1913-1975) —
also known as Lawrence G. Williams —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1967-75.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died July 13,
1975 (age 61 years, 301
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Memorial Park, Thornton, Pa.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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