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Charles Thomas Aikens (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles T. Aikens —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Born in Siglerville, Mifflin
County, Pa., December
14, 1862.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Susquehanna University, 1905-27; president, Selinsgrove Realty
Co.; vice-president and treasurer, Nittany Real
Estate Co.; director, First National Bank of
Selinsgrove; director, Sunbury and Selinsgrove Electric
Railroad; director, Nittany Light, Heat
& Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens; married,
November
26, 1889, to Athalia Clara Gitt; married, February
3, 1915, to Carrie (Specht) Smith. |
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William F. Andrews (b. 1946) —
also known as Bill Andrews —
of Florida.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., January
29, 1946.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 87th District, 1995-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1999.
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Mary Ann Arty (b. 1926) —
also known as Mary Ann Scheid —
of Springfield, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
24, 1926.
Republican. Nurse;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, American
Public Health Association.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Henry J. Scheid and Pearl (Van Dike) Scheid; married to
Thomas B. Arty. |
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran; later Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Collapsed, probably from a heart
attack, in his law
office, and died en route to Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Order
of United American Mechanics; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to
Adeline Brommer. |
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C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1945-60.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Edward Schroeder Brooks (1867-1957) —
also known as Edward S. Brooks —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., June 14,
1867.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
York
County Treasurer, 1903-06; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1919-23;
postmaster at York,
Pa., 1925-30 (acting, 1925-26).
Lutheran. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., July 12,
1957 (age 90 years, 28
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Jacob Broom (1752-1810) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
17, 1752.
Surveyor;
postmaster at Wilmington,
Del., 1776-92; member of Delaware state legislature, 1784-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; banker; cotton mill
business.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
25, 1810 (age 57 years, 190
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Jacob Hay Brown (b. 1849) —
also known as J. Hay Brown —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., September
11, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; Lancaster
County Solicitor, 1876-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1899-1921; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-21.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James A. Brown and Mary E. (Hay) Brown. |
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Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) —
also known as Donald C. Bruce —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Troutville, Clearfield
County, Pa., April
27, 1921.
Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at
radio
station WIRE, Indianapolis; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1964.
Lutheran.
Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Round Hill, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1969 (age 48 years, 126
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va.
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Nathaniel Neiman Craley Jr. (1927-2006) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1927.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; college
instructor; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1965-67.
Lutheran.
Died in Glen Rock, York
County, Pa., June 18,
2006 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Milton, Union
County, Pa., May 19,
1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1963-72.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Granville Dewalt (1854-1931) —
also known as Arthur G. Dewalt —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bath, Northampton
County, Pa., October
11, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1880-83; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1903-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908;
Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1926.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
26, 1931 (age 77 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) —
also known as Edwin D. Eshleman —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Quarryville, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
4, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
10, 1985 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Millersville
Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
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Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) —
also known as Charles J. Esterly —
of Wyomissing, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., February
8, 1888.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in Wernersville, Berks
County, Pa., September
3, 1940 (age 52 years, 208
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Jules Filo (b. 1909) —
of West Mifflin, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
1909.
Democrat. Deputy
coroner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District, 1949-60.
Lutheran. Czechoslovakian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis Hussey Gregg (1865-1933) —
also known as Curtis H. Gregg —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Adamsburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
9, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Westmoreland
County District Attorney, 1891; chair of
Westmoreland County Democratic Party, 1896-1913; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1911-13.
Lutheran. Member, Moose.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
18, 1933 (age 67 years, 162
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Chester Heilman Gross (1888-1973) —
also known as Chester H. Gross —
of Manchester, York
County, Pa.
Born in East Manchester Township, York
County, Pa., October
13, 1888.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1943-49 (22nd District
1939-41, 1943-45, 21st District 1945-49); defeated, 1940 (22nd
District), 1948 (21st District).
Lutheran. Member, Grange.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., January
9, 1973 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Manchester
Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, Pa.
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Henry E. Harner (b. 1907) —
of Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., September
28, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1956; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1956.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman (1888-1965) —
also known as Frank B. Heintzleman —
of Alaska.
Born in Fayetteville, Franklin
County, Pa., December
3, 1888.
Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1953-57; regent, University of Alaska,
1957-59.
Lutheran.
Died of a heart
attack in Juneau,
Alaska, June 24,
1965 (age 76 years, 203
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chambersburg, Pa.
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Percival Stewart Heintzleman (1880-1942) —
also known as P. Stewart Heintzleman —
of Washington,
D.C.; Pennsylvania.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., July 24,
1880.
Republican. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Canton, 1904-06; U.S. Vice Consul General in Shanghai, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1914-16; Canton, 1916-18; Tientsin, 1918-19; Hankow, 1919-25; Winnipeg, 1925-37.
Lutheran.
Died in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., October
21, 1942 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Heintzleman and Rebecca J. (Seitz)
Heintzleman. |
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Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) —
also known as Alvin E. Heutchy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Kensington, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March
15, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Knabb Hoch (1866-1960) —
also known as Daniel K. Hoch —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Oley Township, Berks
County, Pa., January
31, 1866.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Berks County, 1899-1902;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
Berks
County Controller, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (14th District 1943-45,
13th District 1945-47); defeated, 1946.
Lutheran. Member, Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
11, 1960 (age 94 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, 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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Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Weikert, Union
County, Pa., November
28, 1872.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.
Lutheran. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora
Miller; married, December
13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
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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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Katherine H. Keiser —
of West Lawn, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Female.
Lutheran.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Newton H. Kemmerer (1849-1903) —
of Emmaus, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Monroe
County, Pa., February
18, 1849.
Republican. Postmaster at Emmaus,
Pa., 1889-93.
Lutheran.
Died October
23, 1903 (age 54 years, 247
days).
Interment at Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Emmaus, Pa.
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John Roland Kinzer (1874-1955) —
also known as J. Roland Kinzer —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-47 (10th District 1930-45,
9th District 1945-47).
Lutheran. Member, Chi Psi.
Died July 25,
1955 (age 81 years, 119
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Albert Henry Ladner Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Albert H. Ladner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Pennsylvania District,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Moose; Freemasons.
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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George Michael Leader (1918-2013) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Amvets;
American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Hershey, Westmoreland
County, Pa., May 9,
2013 (age 95 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) —
also known as A. H. Letzler —
of Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Sweden,
July
1, 1884.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1972
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Levergood —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1845-46, 1857.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
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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Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1744.
Democrat. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75, 1782-84;
general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1785-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President
of Pennsylvania, 1788-90; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790-99.
Lutheran. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
20, 1800 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Trinity
Lutheran Churchyard, Lancaster, Pa.
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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1750.
Pastor;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1779-80; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1780-83; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1780-83; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-93, 3rd
District 1793-95, 4th District 1795-97); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1789-91, 1793-95; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1793, 1796.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 4,
1801 (age 51 years, 154
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (1782-1844) —
also known as Henry A. Muhlenberg —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 13,
1782.
Pastor;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-38 (7th District 1829-33,
9th District 1833-38); chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1831-32; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1835; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1838-40.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August
11, 1844 (age 62 years, 90
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) —
of Virginia; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 1746.
Democrat. Pastor;
member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801
(at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801); delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1802-07.
Lutheran; later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1807 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Augustus
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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Donald O. Oesterling (b. 1927) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., June 2,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1965-72; defeated, 1960.
Lutheran. Member, Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ronald Ernest Paul (b. 1935) —
also known as Ron Paul —
of Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex.; Surfside Beach, Brazoria
County, Tex.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
20, 1935.
Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1976-77, 1979-85, 1997- (22nd District
1976-77, 1979-85, 14th District 1997-2004); defeated (Republican),
1974, 1976; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1984; candidate for President
of the United States, 1988 (Libertarian), 2008 (Constitution);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008,
2012;
received one electoral vote for President, 2016.
Lutheran; later Baptist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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Chester H. Rhodes (1887-1966) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Gouldsboro, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
19, 1887.
Democrat. Monroe
County District Attorney, 1919; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1923-30;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1935-64.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in a nursing
home at Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., December
8, 1966 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Henry D. Saylor (b. 1857) —
of Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
22, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; U.S. Consul in Matanzas, as of 1898-99.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Sarah A. Schaeffer (1911-1998) —
also known as Sarah A. Bauer —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
27, 1911.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary.
Died in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., May 22,
1998 (age 87 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John A. Bauer and Carrie D. (Kleeman) Bauer; married, April
20, 1930, to Harold Herzil Schaeffer. |
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William Shuster (b. 1960) —
also known as Bill Shuster —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.; Alexandria, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
10, 1960.
Republican. Business
owner; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas Joel Smith (1947-2015) —
also known as Tom Smith —
of Plumcreek Township, Armstrong
County, Pa.; Shelocta, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., October
20, 1947.
Republican. Coal mining
business; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2012.
Lutheran.
Died in Shelocta, Indiana
County, Pa., October
17, 2015 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Bahlinger Wohlsen Jr. —
also known as Albert B. Wohlsen, Jr. —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1979-80.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1980.
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Robert Elmer Woodside (1904-1998) —
also known as Robert E. Woodside —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932-42; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1951-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1953-65;
defeated, 1964; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1958.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
18, 1998 (age 93 years, 287
days).
Burial location unknown.
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