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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber
and flour;
dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of
Freeport, Illinois; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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Patrick Anderson (1719-1793) —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., July 24,
1719.
Farmer;
sawmill owner; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1778-81.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in 1793
(age about
73 years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church, Paoli, Pa.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Lumberman; railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Volney, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Leaman Burrell Babcock and Harriet Amanda (Vose) Babcock; married
1890 to
Emma Connell; married 1903 to Mary
Dundore Arnold. |
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memorial |
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Abraham Andrews Barker (1816-1898) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, March
30, 1816.
Republican. Lumber merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1865-67.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March
18, 1898 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at Lloyd
Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber business; real estate
business; president of the Clearfield gas and
water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) —
also known as Harlan P. Bird —
of Wausaukee, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., about 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; surveyor;
bookkeeper;
lumber business; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1903-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Boude (1752-1822) —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 17,
1752.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lumber dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1801-03.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1822 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Bethel Cemetery, Columbia, Pa.
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance
business; partner, Queen Lumber Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April
22, 1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1883-90, 1899-1902 (39th District 1883-90, 48th
District 1899-1902); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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William Malcolm Bunn (1842-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
1, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; woodworker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1868-70; newspaper
editor; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1884-85.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
19, 1923 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Burd Cassel (1855-1926) —
of Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
19, 1855.
Republican. Lumber business; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-09 (10th District 1901-03,
9th District 1903-09).
Died in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
28, 1926 (age 70 years, 191
days).
Interment at Marietta
Cemetery, Marietta, Pa.
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William Albert Coughanour (1851-1936) —
also known as W. A. Coughanour —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Belle Vernon, Fayette
County, Pa., March
12, 1851.
Democrat. Mine owner;
lumber mill business; rancher and
fruit
grower;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1896; mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1897-99, 1900-01, 1907-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, January
4, 1936 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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George Washington Curtin (b. 1843) —
also known as George W. Curtin —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, January, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1900,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Bolinger Curtin (1866-1929) —
also known as Harry B. Curtin —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., October
4, 1866.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1920;
glass
business.
Died January
2, 1929 (age 62 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George E. Dewey (b. 1854) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Pennline, Crawford
County, Pa., July 31,
1854.
Republican. Lumber business; implement
dealer; Oceana
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Jerome J. Farrell (born c.1882) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1882.
Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1926; chair of
Delaware County Democratic Party, 1938-42.
Burial location unknown.
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David A. Fisher (1840-1911) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
operator; ice
business; builder;
livery
stable owner; railway
conductor; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1889-92.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
19, 1911 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33;
sawmill and grist mill
owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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Charles Frank (1842-1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
18, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1911
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary
A. Buchheit. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Knox Polk Hall (1844-1915) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in Milesburg, Centre
County, Pa., September
30, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Elk
County District Attorney, 1867-70, 1873; interests in coal
mining, lumbering, railroads,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1899-1903; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1903-14 (38th District 1903-06, 26th District
1907-14).
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., January
5, 1915 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pa.
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Perry Hannah (1824-1904) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., September
22, 1824.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1856-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1872,
1880,
1888;
village
president of Traverse City, Michigan, 1881-86, 1887-95; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1895-96; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., August
16, 1904 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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John Hiester (1745-1821) —
of Parker Ford, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Goshenhoppen, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 9,
1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1807-09.
Died in Goshenhoppen, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
15, 1821 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Union
Church Cemetery, Parker Ford, Pa.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate
business; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Henry Hoffman (1896-1980) —
also known as Carl H. Hoffman —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa., August
12, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; lumber business; oil
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1946-47;
defeated, 1944.
Died November
30, 1980 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Interment at Husband
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
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Albert Cole Hopkins (1837-1911) —
also known as Albert C. Hopkins —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Villenova, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
15, 1837.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1891-95; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900
(alternate), 1904.
Died in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., June 9,
1911 (age 73 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lock Haven, Pa.
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Josiah Howard (b. 1861) —
of Emporium, Cameron
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., January
3, 1861.
Lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Cameron County, 1905-09.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hall Huling (1844-1918) —
also known as James H. Huling —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., March
24, 1844.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1895-97.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
23, 1918 (age 74 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Alexander Irvin (1800-1874) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Valley, Bucks
County, Pa., January
18, 1800.
Merchant;
lumber business; Clearfield
County Treasurer, 1828-30; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1835-38 (13th District 1835-37, 23rd District
1837-38); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1847-49; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., March
20, 1874 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Old
Clearfield Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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William D. Jones Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Ridley Township, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Haverford Township, Delaware
County, Pa., February
10, 1872.
Merchant;
coal,
lumber, and feed
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Delaware County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Kelley (b. 1854) —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., January
24, 1854.
Meat
merchant; sawmill operator; furniture
manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mifflin County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies;
president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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James Kerr (1851-1908) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., October
2, 1851.
Democrat. Coal
and lumber business; Clearfield
County Prothonotary, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1889-91; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(speaker);
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died, following surgery for an liver
cancer, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1908 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Monroe Henry Kulp (1858-1911) —
also known as Monroe H. Kulp; "Farmer
Kulp" —
of Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Barto, Berks
County, Pa., October
23, 1858.
Republican. Lumber and timber business; builder;
real
estate developer; organizer and president of the Lewisburg and
Buffalo Valley Railroad;
also president of the North and West Branch Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1895-99.
Died in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1911 (age 52 years, 361
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa.
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Robert Lowe Kunzig (1918-1982) —
also known as Robert L. Kunzig —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1918.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; civilian war crimes
prosecutor at Nuremburg, Germany, 1946-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
counsel, U.S House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1953-55;
legal advisor, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-58; member, U.S.
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 1958-61; vice-president,
Stewart Lumber Company, 1961-62; administrative assistant to
U.S. Sen. Hugh
Scott, 1963-66; executive director, Pennsylvania General State
Authority, 1967-68; administrator, U.S. General Services
Administration, 1969-72; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; died in office 1982.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
21, 1982 (age 63 years, 113
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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James A. McKean (b. 1845) —
of Smethport, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
11, 1845.
Republican. Oil and
lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from McKean County, 1907-09.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Smethport, Pa.
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Samuel Megargee (1805-1865) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1805.
Democrat. Lumber merchant; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1865 (age 59 years, 323
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles Wesley Pitman (c.1816-1871) —
also known as Charles W. Pitman —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Medford, Burlington
County, N.J., about 1816.
School
principal; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1849-51;
lumber business; Schuylkill
County Sheriff, 1871.
Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., June 8,
1871 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) —
also known as Charles W. Sones —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa., June 10,
1859.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died December
16, 1944 (age 85 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa.
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Charles Steele (b. 1865) —
of Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., April
29, 1865.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1923-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Murray Vandiver (1845-1916) —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., September
14, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1876-80, 1892; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1892; mayor
of Havre de Grace, Md., 1885-86; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1897-1916; Maryland
state treasurer, 1900-16.
Died, from liver
problems and tuberculosis,
in Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin
County, Pa., May 23,
1916 (age 70 years, 252
days).
Interment at Angel
Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md.
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838-1903) —
also known as Robert J. C. Walker —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; magazine
publisher; oil
producer; land,
lumber, and coal mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1881-83; chemist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1903 (age 65 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Orville A. Watrous (b. 1835) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1835.
Republican. Shingle manufacturer; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1889-91.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Findlay Watson (1819-1890) —
also known as Lewis F. Watson —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Crawford
County, Pa., April
14, 1819.
Republican. Lumber business; oil
producer; railroad
builder; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1877-79, 1881-83,
1889-90; died in office 1890.
Died, of heart
disease, at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1890 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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Marshall Scarlet Way (1845-1925) —
also known as Marshall S. Way —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., February
12, 1845.
Coal
and lumber business; chief
burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1886-94; real estate
agent; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1895-96.
Died March
12, 1925 (age 80 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841-1920) —
also known as Nelson P. Wheeler —
of Endeavor, Forest
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
4, 1841.
Republican. Surveyor;
civil
engineer; lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1878-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1907-11.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 3,
1920 (age 78 years, 120
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother of William
Egbert Wheeler; father of Alexander
Royal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah
Case; first cousin four times removed of Noah
Phelps; first cousin five times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Asahel
Pierson Case; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio
Adams and Amos
Pettibone; second cousin thrice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Elisha
Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; third cousin once removed of Hiram
Bidwell Case; third cousin twice removed of Norman
A. Phelps, John
Smith Phelps and Almon
Case; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus
Pettibone and Rufus
Pettibone; fourth cousin of Joseph
Wells Holcomb, William
Lucius Case and Arthur
Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Creighton Stratton, Edmund
Holcomb, Francis
William Kellogg, John
Leake Newbold Stratton, Selah
Merrill, William
Walter Phelps, Edmond
Alfred Holcomb, Leonard
Leach Case and Donald
Barr Chidsey. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Allison White (1816-1886) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pine Township, Lycoming
County, Pa., December
21, 1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1857-59; coal
and lumber business.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 5,
1886 (age 69 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lock Haven, Pa.
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