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  Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) — also known as Harry L. Haines — of Red Lion, York County, Pa. Born in Red Lion, York County, Pa., February 1, 1880. Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; burgess of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43; defeated, 1938, 1942. Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Lions. Died in Red Lion, York County, Pa., March 29, 1947 (age 67 years, 56 days). Interment at Red Lion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ambrose Haines and Rebecca (Wallick) Haines; married, May 22, 1898, to Cora Ness.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John D. M. Hamilton John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) — also known as John D. M. Hamilton — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, March 2, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1936, 1940 (chair, Arrangements Committee; speaker). Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks. Died, in Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., September 24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December 28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane (Kendall) Mason.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Time Magazine, September 21, 1936
  Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) — of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Roswell, Chaves County, N.M., September 3, 1905. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Beaver County 1st District, 1940-. Methodist. Member, Elks; Grange; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) — also known as Harry M. Hammond — of Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 5, 1874. Republican. Streetcar conductor; building materials business; postmaster at Alameda, Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916). Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Killed in an automobile accident in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309 days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day. Cremated.
  Relatives: Married to Katherine 'Katie' Aberle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Winfield S. Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known as Winfield S. Hancock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., February 14, 1824. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876; candidate for President of the United States, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. Died in Governor's Island, New York County, N.Y., February 9, 1886 (age 61 years, 360 days). Interment at Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock Circle, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Hancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married, February 1, 1850, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura Elizabeth Hancock (who married William Rush Merriam).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Hancock, in Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Winfield Scott Hancock: David M. Jordan, Winfield Scott Hancock : A Soldier's Life
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known as Freeman Hankins — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., September 30, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral director; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, American Legion; Amvets; NAACP; Freemasons; American Woodmen; Elks. Died, from heart disease, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 31, 1988 (age 71 years, 92 days). Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days.
  The Freeman Hankins branch post office, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Louis Benjamin Hanna (1861-1948) — also known as Louis B. Hanna — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., August 9, 1861. Republican. Member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1895-97; member of North Dakota state senate, 1897-1901, 1905-09; North Dakota Republican state chair, 1902-08, 1925; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1909-13; Governor of North Dakota, 1913-17; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1926 (Republican). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., April 23, 1948 (age 86 years, 258 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Jason R. Hanna and Margaret A. (Lewis) Hanna; married 1884 to Lottie L. Thatcher.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) — also known as William M. Hargest — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Va., August 5, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married 1895 to Kingsley LeGalliene.
  Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known as Byron B. Harlan — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, October 22, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal judge, 1946. Member, Humane Society; American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan; married, June 16, 1914, to Sada Shaw; great-grandfather of Charles W. Sembler II.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Manny Harmon (1909-2003) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 4, 1909. Republican. Band and orchestra leader; performed, Republican National Convention, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died in Century City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 5, 2003 (age 93 years, 213 days). Interment at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Garfield Harry (1880-1955) — also known as David G. Harry — of Pylesville, Harford County, Md. Born in Pylesville, Harford County, Md., June 11, 1880. Republican. Farmer; insurance executive; member of Maryland state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1940 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946. Quaker. Member, Grange; Freemasons. Died in York County, Pa., December 12, 1955 (age 75 years, 184 days). Interment at Fawn Grove Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of David Harry and Mariah J. (Warner) Harry; married, December 5, 1908, to Sara McIntire Lanius.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Miller Hartman (b. 1873) — also known as H. M. Hartman — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa. Born in Mt. Joy, Adams County, Pa., February 12, 1873. Democrat. Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Adams County, 1932-36. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) — also known as William H. Hastie — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., November 17, 1904. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean, Howard University law school, 1939-46; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior status 1971. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omega Psi Phi; Freemasons; American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action. Received Spingarn Medal in 1943. Died, at Suburban General Hospital, East Norriton, Montgomery County, Pa., April 14, 1976 (age 71 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie; married, December 25, 1943, to Beryl Lockhart.
  See also Wikipedia article
  D. Elmer Hawbaker (b. 1916) — of Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa. Born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., November 30, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate 33rd District, 1961-72. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known as Frederick L. Hay — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Girard, Erie County, Pa., December 22, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34; Defiance County Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1912-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, of pneumonia, in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, February, 1940 (age 83 years, 0 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio.
  William D. Heebner (b. 1848) — of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born September 27, 1848. Republican. Burgess of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1885-88. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David S. Heebner and Anna (Derstein) Heebner; married, November 7, 1872, to Emma Frantz; married, November 29, 1883, to Elizabeth Shearer.
  W. Stuart Helm (b. 1908) — of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pa., April 8, 1908. Republican. Merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Armstrong County; elected 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957; Pennsylvania state auditor general; elected 1964; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1965-67. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) — also known as Alvin E. Heutchy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 15, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Freemasons; Phi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) — of North Carolina. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., July 9, 1730. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1766-75, 1778-79; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77, 1779; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 10, 1779 (age 49 years, 124 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Relative *** of Thomas Hewes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Weldon Brinton Heyburn (b. 1903) — also known as Weldon B. Heyburn — of Delaware County, Pa. Born in Concordville, Delaware County, Pa., March 8, 1903. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 9th District, 1937-48; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1949-53; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1953-57; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958. Member, Freemasons; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Hannum Heyburn and Margaret (Darlington) Heyburn.
Edward C. Higbee Edward Carter Higbee (1869-1938) — also known as Edward C. Higbee — of Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Pa., October 28, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bruce F. Sterling; bank director; candidate for justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932. Member, Freemasons. Died in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., February 12, 1938 (age 68 years, 107 days). Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Eliza Jane Higbee and Israel J. Higbee; married, September 22, 1897, to Emma May Lint.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) — also known as Fred Hobbs — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., January 6, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 29th District, 1967-76. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Amvets. Died, of emphysema, in Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., July 24, 2005 (age 71 years, 199 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Marian (Hause) Hobbs; married to Pamela Watkins (daughter of G. Harold Watkins); father of Christopher Hobbs (son-in-law of James J. Rhoades).
  Political family: Watkins-Rhoades-Hobbs family of Pennsylvania.
  Edwin G. Holl — of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Republican. Industrial equipment business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania state senate 24th District, 1969-2002. Lutheran. Member, Lions; Moose; Union League; Freemasons; Navy League. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Son of Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl.
  James Buchanan Holland (1857-1914) — also known as James B. Holland — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pa., November 14, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery County District Attorney, 1893-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1900-04; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1904-14; died in office 1914. Member, Union League; Freemasons. Died in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pa., April 24, 1914 (age 56 years, 161 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
  Presumably named for: James Buchanan
  Relatives: Married to Lidie Sheard.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrus Kurtz Holliday (1826-1900) — also known as Cyrus K. Holliday — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., April 3, 1826. Republican. Mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70; first president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 1860-63; member of Kansas state senate, 1861; Adjutant General of Kansas, 1864-65; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., March 29, 1900 (age 73 years, 360 days). Interment at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Dillon Jones.
  The town of Holliday, now the site of a landfill within the city of Shawnee, Kansas, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Cyrus K. Holliday (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James W. Hood (b. 1831) — Born in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pa., May 30, 1831. Republican. Minister; bishop; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1872. African Methodist Episcopal. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Good Templars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah L. Ralph and Sophia J. Nugent; married 1877 to Mrs. K. P. McKoy.
  Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) — also known as Robert F. Hopwood — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., July 24, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; director, Citizens Title and Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street Railway Co.; Fayette County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital, 1905-20; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17; defeated, 1916. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 1, 1940 (age 83 years, 221 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Rice Gaddis Hopwood and Ruth (Jackson) Hopwood; married 1880 to Emma S. Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) — also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in West Warren, Bradford County, Pa., June 5, 1880. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate broker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916; secretary of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Military Order of the World Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., September 17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Frederick Hotchkiss and Melissa Ann (Taylor) Hotchkiss; married, July 2, 1908, to Grace Evangeline North; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Burnham Woodford.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) — also known as James W. Hughes — of Everett, Bedford County, Pa. Born in Juniata County, Pa., November 16, 1835. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Everett, Bedford County, Pa., January, 1912 (age 76 years, 0 days). Interment at Everett Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
  Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) — also known as Daniel N. Hunt — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak. Born in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pa., January 28, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; real estate business; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of Redfield, S.D. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel N. Hunt and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt; married to Adalyn J. Ellis.
  William Hunter (1816-1901) — of Wolf Creek, Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C. Born in Pennsylvania, January 23, 1816. Farmer; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Pickens, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pickens County, S.C., June 15, 1901 (age 85 years, 143 days). Interment at West View Cemetery, Liberty, S.C.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Ellenburg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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