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Henry Carpenter Niles (1858-1939) —
also known as Henry C. Niles —
of York
County, Pa.
Born in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., June 17,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-29;
candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Pennsylvania, July 15,
1939 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Archibald Ernest Olpp (1882-1949) —
of West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., May 12,
1882.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1949
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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Olaf E. Olsen (1896-1962) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mandal, Norway,
July
4, 1896.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1942, 1949-56 (Allegheny County
6th District 1942, 1949-54, Allegheny County 9th District 1955-56).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in June, 1962
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Milich. |
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts. |
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Alfred J. Ostheimer (1845-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
22, 1845.
Republican. Importer
and exporter; Consul
for Austria-Hungary in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1894-1903; Honorary
Consul for Japan in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1897-1903.
Unitarian.
German
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1903 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Ostheimer and Elizabeth (Lipmann) Ostheimer; married, October
28, 1871, to Ellen Hackes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
October 23, 1903 |
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Tioga County Bell
Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge
Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett; married, June 20,
1918, to Sue Berkey. |
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James Page (1795-1875) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 8,
1795.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1833-41; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1846-49.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 5,
1875 (age 80 years, 28
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Marion D. Patterson (b. 1876) —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsburg, Blair
County, Pa., October
20, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Blair
County District Attorney, 1912-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania 24th District, 1927-39; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Urban
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Marion Patterson and Mary Rebecca (Roller) Patterson;
married, June 23,
1925, to Gertrude Gable Stewart. |
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William Worth Patterson (1849-1921) —
also known as W. W. Patterson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., November
3, 1849.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1886-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March
28, 1921 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie
Esther Geiger. |
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article |
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James N. Paul (1839-1922) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., September
23, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; surveyor;
newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District,
1901-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb., March 9,
1922 (age 82 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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Ralph Wilson Peacock (1902-1972) —
also known as Ralph W. Peacock —
of Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa.; Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
9, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1948, 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Washington
County, Pa., May 4,
1972 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Vance David Peacock and Luella (Wilson) Peacock; married to
Margaret Milligan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCanley) Pennell; married to Ruth
Glenn Pennell. |
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer;
president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Petriken (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
17, 1871.
Republican. Sugar
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eloise N. Delbridge. |
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Henry Myer Phillips (1811-1884) —
also known as Henry M. Phillips —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 30,
1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1857-59; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
28, 1884 (age 73 years, 59
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital,
Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Albert Nevin Pomeroy (1859-1927) —
also known as A. Nevin Pomeroy —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 27,
1859.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1889-92; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1895-96,
1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Order
of United American Mechanics; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Redmen;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died December
2, 1927 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) —
also known as Terence Powderly —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
22, 1849.
Machinist;
mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1878-84; one of the founders of
the Knights of Labor; U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration,
1897-1902.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1924 (age 75 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Epitaph: "That
is the most perfect government in which an injury to one is the
concern of all." |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1897 |
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Archibald W. Powell (1871-1940) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in California, Washington
County, Pa., August
21, 1871.
Republican. Building
contractor; school
principal; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1913-17.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died May 27,
1940 (age 68 years, 280
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, California, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Powell and Harriet O. (Weaver) Powell. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Charles Frederick Pracht (1880-1950) —
also known as C. Frederick Pracht —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pitman, Schuylkill
County, Pa., October
20, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1944.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1950
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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