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Low Countries ancestry Politicians in Pennsylvania
(Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Belgian, Luxemborgian, Walloon)

Martin Brunges (1827-1903) — of Northmoreland Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Born in Northmoreland Township, Luzerne County (now Wyoming County), Pa., May 11, 1827. Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1872-73. German and Dutch ancestry. Died in Northmoreland Township, Wyoming County, Pa., April 28, 1903 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at Marsh Cemetery, Centermoreland, Pa.   Relatives: Son of John Brunges and Rachel (Silva) Brunges; relative *** of Stanley Robert Brunges.   Raymond J. Dereume (1889-1975) — of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Belgium, June 5, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Honorary Consul for Belgium in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1933-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Belgian ancestry. Died in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., March 19, 1975 (age 85 years, 287 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) — also known as Frank E. Doremus — of Portland, Ionia County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Venango County, Pa., August 31, 1865. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924. Dutch and English ancestry. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., September 4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus; married, June 26, 1890, to Elizabeth Hatley.   Cross-reference: Robert H. Clancy   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Library of Congress   Charles Flowers (1845-c.1922) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bucks County, Pa., December 14, 1845. Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Wayne County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1909-18. English and Dutch ancestry. Died about 1922 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Flowers and Sarah (Pickering) Flowers; married 1868 to Mary E. De Normandie.   Louis Leonard (1880-1969) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Belgium, April 22, 1880. Democrat. Steelworker; International Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District 1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66). Belgian ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles. Died in December, 1969 (age 89 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Julius Leonard and Catherine (Legot) Leonard; married to Margaret B. McClellan.   Ner Middleswarth (1783-1865) — of Beavertown, Snyder County, Pa. Born in New Jersey, December 12, 1783. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1815-41; member of Pennsylvania state senate 15th District, 1848; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1853-55; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1858. Dutch ancestry. Died in Beavertown, Snyder County, Pa., June 2, 1865 (age 81 years, 172 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Beavertown, Pa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Cornelius Peter Van Ness (1782-1852) — also known as Cornelius P. Van Ness — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., January 26, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington, Vt., 1809-14; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1810-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1813; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1820-21; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1821-23; Governor of Vermont, 1823-26; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1829-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1840; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1844-45. Dutch ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 15, 1852 (age 70 years, 324 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Brother of John Peter Van Ness and William Peter Van Ness; father of James Peter Van Ness.   Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.   Cross-reference: Daniel Kellogg   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)

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