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Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster at Atlantic
City, N.J., 1901-11; 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; 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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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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John Curry Bane (1861-1927) —
also known as John C. Bane —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Amwell Township, Washington
County, Pa., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
14, 1927 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Bane and Mary W. Bane; married, June 26,
1901, to Katharine Gertrude Miller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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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; 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 and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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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; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896.
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; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; 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; 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 Howard Berkey (1874-1952) —
also known as William H. Berkey —
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 Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1952 (age 78 years, 27
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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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 St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April
27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George
Nicholas, 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 John
Cadwalader (1805-1879), 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 once removed of Edmund
Randolph Cocke and John
Cadwalader (1843-1925); 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, Beverley
Randolph, Carter
Bassett Harrison, 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, James
Stokes 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, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, 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; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
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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Relatives: Son
of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26,
1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser. |
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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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Andrew R. Brodbeck (1860-1937) —
of Hanover, York
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson (now Codorus), York
County, Pa., April
11, 1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; implement
dealer; York
County Sheriff, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1913-15, 1917-19;
defeated, 1910, 1914, 1918; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hanover, York
County, Pa., February
27, 1937 (age 76 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, 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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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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Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,
1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1947 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence
Warren. |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
September 14, 1896 |
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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 and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown; married, November
29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel. |
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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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Relatives: Son
of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)
Buchanan. |
| | | Cross-reference: David
Fullerton Robison — John
A. Quitman — John
Gallagher Montgomery |
| | | Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Buchanan,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
B. Duke
— James
B. Cullison
— James
B. Holland
— James
Buchanan Siggins
— J.
B. Marcum
— James
B. Searcy
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.
Klein, President
James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James
Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The
Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England
And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In
Congress, And Sec. Of State |
| | | Critical books about James Buchanan:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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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 and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield; 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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