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Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) —
also known as Robert H. Jackson —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Spring Creek, Warren
County, Pa., February
13, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40; U.S.
Attorney General, 1940-41; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
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John C. Jacobs (1839-1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
16, 1839.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1867-73; member of
New
York state senate, 1874-85, 1890-91 (3rd District 1874-79, 4th
District 1880-85, 2nd District 1890-91); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1880
(speaker).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
22, 1894 (age 54 years, 280
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) —
also known as Benjamin F. James —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
1, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
26, 1961 (age 75 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) —
also known as Albert W. Jefferis —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen.
Died September
14, 1942 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) —
of Trucksville, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Forty Fort, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
15, 1977 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shavertown, Pa.
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Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) —
also known as Benjamin R. Jones —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Dallas, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 29,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones;
married 1956 to Jane
Randall. |
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward E. Jones (b. 1867) —
also known as "Good Roads Jones" —
of Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
25, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
dairy
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Susquehanna County, 1907-09;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1917-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Jordan (1848-1932) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., July 13,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., February
21, 1932 (age 83 years, 223
days).
Interment at Bedford
Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Susan (Zembower) Jordon and John Reamer Jordon; married to Daisy
Huzzard. |
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memorial |
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Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Robert C. Jubelirer (b. 1937) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., February
9, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1975-2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Jubelirer and Dorothy (Brett) Jubelirer. |
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Ivan Dana Kahle (1875-1959) —
also known as I. Dana Kahle —
of Knox, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Pine City, Clarion
County, Pa., August
8, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1927-31; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
1, 1959 (age 83 years, 146
days).
Interment at Knox Union Cemetery, Knox, Pa.
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Sylvester J. Kane (1852-1919) —
of Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1852.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1919
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Rece
Family Cemetery, Milton, W.Va.
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David E. Kaufman (1883-1962) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., May 15,
1883.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1928-29; Siam, 1930-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) —
also known as David S. Kaufman —
of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex.
Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
18, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office
1851.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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William C. Keen —
of Indiana.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825-26; state court judge in
Indiana, 1829-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., December
18, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., November
25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
1, 1831.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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James P. Kennedy (b. 1826) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 20,
1826.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob A. Kiester (b. 1832) —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 20, 1865; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1891-94.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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Frank Kopriver Jr. —
of Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Florist;
mayor
of Duquesne, Pa., 1947-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March
19, 1918.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse; married, May 17,
1941, to Geraldine Moore. |
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