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Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) —
also known as Edwin M. Abbott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 4,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; poet;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Pennsylvania, November
8, 1940 (age 63 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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A. Lincoln Acker (1865-1950) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1865.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1936;
Philadelphia Director of Public Works, 1905-06; purchasing agent,
1920-22; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1922-32.
Member, Freemasons; Union
League.
Died July 21,
1950 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; cotton
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
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 (died 1910); married, February
3, 1915, to Carrie (Specht) Smith. |
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William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) —
also known as William D. B. Ainey —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Elma Gates Albert (b. 1866) —
also known as E. G. Albert —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Hampton, Adams
County, Pa., June 5,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 16th District, 1915-17; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1925-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Albert and Margaret (Getz) Albert; married, June 16,
1897, to Alice Kester. |
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Edwin Albright (1838-1902) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
8, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1865-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1871-76 (7th District 1871, 11th District 1872-74,
16th District 1875-76); district judge in Pennsylvania, 1878-1901.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
13, 1902 (age 64 years, 35
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Albright and Maria (Schaeffer) Albright; married 1866 to
Rebecca Y. Sieger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench
and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903) |
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Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., August
9, 1870.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married 1896 to Anna
M. Rosenberry. |
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Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) —
also known as Cassius L. Alexander —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-car automobile
accident, when his car went off the road and hit a telephone
pole, in near Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 56 years, 136
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander (1837-1923) and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander
(1846-1925); married to Melinda Alvira Cody
(1873-1950). |
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memorial |
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George Washington Allen —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Warren
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874-76; district judge in
Colorado, 1888-1910; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1917-27; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Samuel Allen and Mary
Allen. |
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William Allen (1704-1780) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
5, 1704.
Merchant;
lawyer;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1735-36.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
6, 1780 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Elias Alter (1868-1940) —
also known as George E. Alter —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank;
director, Dixmont Hospital.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter; married, September
11, 1902, to Diana Jane Swanton. |
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Wilbur McClure Alter (1879-1967) —
also known as Wilbur M. Alter —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Colorado 4th District, 1923-28; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1928-33, 1944-57; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1955-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in July, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. G. Alter and Ada V. (Lutz) Alter; married, February
6, 1923, to Florence E. Christy. |
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Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824-1913) —
also known as Sydenham E. Ancona —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
20, 1824.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and timekeeper for the Reading Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1861-67.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 20,
1913 (age 88 years, 212
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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J. Aubrey Anderson (b. 1882) —
of Bridgeport, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Merion, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
14, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Montgomery
County District Attorney, 1915-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Anderson and Catherine (Missimer) Anderson; married, November
20, 1917, to Lidie Walker McFarland. |
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Matt S. Anderson (b. 1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1904.
Democrat. Office
clerk; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District; elected 1954.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Anderson and Margaret (Claye) Anderson; married to
Gertrude Gwendolyn Prestwood. |
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Harry B. Anstine (1872-1942) —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1872.
Republican. Mayor of
York, Pa., 1932-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
30, 1942 (age 69 years, 347
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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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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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1984;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
First
Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Gray Armstrong (1867-1931) —
also known as Joseph G. Armstrong —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
2, 1867.
Republican. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
chair
of Allegheny County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
19, 1931 (age 64 years, 290
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, 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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George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) —
also known as George V. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., November
1, 1852.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 29,
1939 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1873.
Postmaster at Atlantic
City, N.J., 1901-03; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1912, 1916-20, 1930-35.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married, September
16, 1901, to Hattie Hanstein. |
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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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Richard Bache, Jr. (1784-1848) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
11, 1784.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1815-28; served in the Texas Navy during the Texas War of
Independence; member of Texas
state senate 11th District, 1846-48.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., March
14, 1848 (age 64 years, 3
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers (died 1924); married, April
23, 1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1852-1925) and Ida Prescott
(Stewart) Bainbridge (1853-1906); married, August
27, 1917, to Marie Gale (1894-1972). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) —
also known as Charles M. Bakewell —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
24, 1867.
Republican. University
professor; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Elks; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
19, 1957 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) —
also known as Frank E. Baldwin —
of Austin, Potter
County, Pa.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., June 4,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
chair
of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1909-12, 1917-32; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1933-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Austin, Potter
County, Pa., August
9, 1943 (age 77 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Austin, Pa.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Eustace H. Bane (b. 1904) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1951-56.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David E. Bane and Nellie (Ramage) Bane; married to Frances B.
Daugherty. |
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily
A. Ward. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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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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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage
Co.; postmaster at Gettysburg,
Pa., 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 27,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1935-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Loyal
Legion; Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died September
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87
days).
Interment at Washington
Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October
14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter (died 1908); married, August
18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell. |
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver (died 1903) and Jesse Beaver (1811-1892);
married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly (1843-1876). |
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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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Ellwood Becker (1853-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 20,
1853.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1891-98.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1903 (age 49 years, 189
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
30, 1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Albert Edwin Beech (1904-1973) —
also known as Albert E. Beech —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1940; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in April, 1973
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) —
of Upland, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upland, Delaware
County, Pa., February
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1961-2002.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Exchange
Club; Reserve
Officers Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary Isabel
James. |
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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Charles Harry Benedict (b. 1876) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
24, 1876.
Democrat. Metallurgist;
worked for copper mining
companies; inventor,
ammonia leaching process for copper; director, Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1928
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married, February
4, 1902, to Lena Manson. |
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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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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William H. Berkey (1874-1952) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1952
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Algernon Sydney Biddle (1847-1891) and Frances (Robinson) Biddle
(1858-1937); married, April
27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin (poet); great-grandnephew
of Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George
Nicholas (1753-1799), Wilson
Cary Nicholas and John
Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of
Edward
Biddle and Charles
Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Benjamin
Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Bingham Penrose and Peter
Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Carter
Bassett Harrison, Beverley
Randolph, John
Randolph of Roanoke and William
Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry
Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Edward
MacFunn Biddle and Charles
John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph, Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Dabney
Carr, Henry
St. George Tucker and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies
Penrose and Spencer
Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John
Biddle (1859-1936). |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family of Maryland and Virginia; Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell
family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew Lynn Bingham, Sr. (1883-1953) —
of New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., June 18,
1883.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, in Beaver Valley General Hospital,
New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., September
30, 1953 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, New Brighton, Pa.
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Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) —
also known as Harris J. Bixler —
of Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in New Buffalo, Perry
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk
County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk
County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa., March
29, 1941 (age 70 years, 194
days).
Interment at Duncannon
Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
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Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) —
of Boyertown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Yellow House, Berks
County, Pa., February
18, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president,
Pottstown Memorial Hospital;
chair
of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72;
took senior status 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died June 2,
1973 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to Sarah
P. Hall. |
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James Gray Bolton (1847-1931) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
March
17, 1847.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; moderator of the Pennsylvania Synod of Presbyterians, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
22, 1931 (age 83 years, 342
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., December
28, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, Methodist
Episcopal Hospital,
1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Methodist Episcopal Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1934 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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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 Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster at Morgantown,
W.Va., 1911-15; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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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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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
29, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur. |
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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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Jeremiah A. Brown (b. 1841) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1841.
Republican. Carpenter;
deputy
sheriff; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1886-87.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Brown and Frances J. Brown; married, January
17, 1864, to Mary A. Wheeler. |
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John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) —
also known as Jack Browne —
of Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Gibsonton, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
3, 1905.
School
teacher; chemist;
Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M., July 17,
1985 (age 79 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fred Brown (1877-1965) and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown
(1883-1963); married, November
29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel (1910-2001). |
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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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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck"; "Old Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April
23, 1791.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) —
also known as Charles E. Bunnell —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
12, 1878.
Democrat. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president
of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later
University of Alaska), 1921-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a nursing
home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married, July 24,
1901, to Mary Anna Kline. |
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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor
of Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Order
of Heptasophs; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Burchfield (c.1812-1850) and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield
(c.1813-1876); married, December
24, 1867, to Anna M. Gable. |
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Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1864.
Republican. Leather
business; with his brother Louis, developed and owned the Garden
Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1921 (age 56 years, 189
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in
mausoleum at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Robert Grey Bushong (1883-1951) —
also known as Robert G. Bushong —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1909; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1927-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 6,
1951 (age 67 years, 300
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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James L. Camblos (1888-1970) —
of Big Stone Gap, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-51, 1956-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died July 11,
1970 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Cameron (1799-1889) —
also known as "The Czar of
Pennsylvania" —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 8,
1799.
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1829-30; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77; resigned
1861, 1877; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1861-62; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1862.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 26,
1889 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Howard Edmond Campbell (1890-1971) —
also known as Howard E. Campbell —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
4, 1890.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
6, 1971 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jacob Miller Campbell (1821-1888) —
also known as Jacob M. Campbell —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born near Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., November
20, 1821.
Republican. Involved in newspaper
and Mississippi River steamboat
work as a young man; later helped establish the Cambria Iron Works;
served as director for banks and
utilities;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
surveyor-general, 1866-71; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1877-79, 1881-87;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1887.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., September
27, 1888 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Benjamin Budd Cannon (1866-1948) —
also known as B. Budd Cannon —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in New Jersey, December
18, 1866.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1896,
1904,
1916;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died January
27, 1948 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Pearson Church (born c.1838) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., about 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73;
district judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1890-94, 1898-1906; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark; married, April
25, 1889, to Lucy Miller. |
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William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) —
also known as William A. Clark —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., January
8, 1839.
Democrat. Banker; mine owner;
delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate
for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1925 (age 86 years, 53
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) —
also known as Alexander G. Cochran —
of Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 1846.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from pyelo-nephrosis,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1928 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Hodge Codding (1849-1919) —
also known as James H. Codding —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Pike Township, Bradford
County, Pa., July 8,
1849.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1895-99.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
12, 1919 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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Zehnder H. Confair (1906-1982) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
11, 1906.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1959-72 (24th District 1959-68, 23rd District
1969-72).
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died in June, 1982
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Conger (1845-1921) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., August
6, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; roofing
business; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1896;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
22, 1921 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Harrison Conger (1813-1852) and Martha (Auld) Conger
(1818-1846); married, February
15, 1869, to Anna M. Higgins (1848-1911); married, November
18, 1914, to Maude A. Miller (1878-1969); third cousin twice
removed of Hugh
Conger; fourth cousin once removed of James
Lockwood Conger, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger (1818-1898), Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger, Frederick
Ward Conger, Charles
Franklin Conger, Isaac
Young Conger and Abraham
Benjamin Conger. |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) —
of Bowman's Creek, Wyoming
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Wyoming
County, Pa., October
3, 1856.
Engineer;
surveyor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Florence Clark. |
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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; coal mining
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (1776-1849) —
also known as Thomas A. Cooper —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in London, England,
1776.
Actor;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1844-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa., April
21, 1849 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St.
James Burying Ground, Bristol, Pa.
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W. Louis Coppersmith (b. 1928) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., June 19,
1928.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1969-80.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Still living as of 1980.
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Jacob Doyle Corman, Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca
Kay Davis. |
| | | Cross-reference: Rick
Santorum |
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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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William Radford Coyle (1878-1962) —
also known as William R. Coyle —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 10,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1925-27, 1929-33;
defeated, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1960
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., January
30, 1962 (age 83 years, 204
days).
Interment at Nisky
Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pa.
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Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) —
also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time
Joe" —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to Robert
F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law
partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi; Tammany
Hall.
Mysteriously
disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered)
on August 6, 1930; his body was never
found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
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Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke
Crawford —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Kane, McKean
County, Pa., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
later worked for the WEDH radio
station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Joseph
Sibley |
| | | Relatives: Son of Thomas L. Crawford
and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford; married to Winifred
Miller. |
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Russell E. Crawford (d. 1965) —
also known as "Eggman" —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Republican. Vice-president of Ehret Magnesia Company, manufacturers
of many asbestos products; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., 1965.
Interment somewhere
in Norristown, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Thelma Aletta Thomas. |
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William M. Cuppett (b. 1843) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., December
26, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carriage and
wagon manufacturer; postmaster;
member
Dakota territorial council, 1870-71, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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