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Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) —
also known as Matthew S. Quay —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Dillsburg, York
County, Pa., September
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Beaver
County Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1886-87; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1888-91; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1896.
Manx
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1888 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13,
1862.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., May 28,
1904 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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A. Raymond Raff (1865-1947) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
27, 1865.
Democrat. Builder;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1923; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
superintendent of U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 1934-35; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1935-47; died in office 1947; director, Northwestern
National Bank.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1947 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Raff and Caroline (Hahn) Raff; married 1889 to Ella
Virginia Shinkle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles A. Randall (b. 1846) —
of Tionesta, Forest
County, Pa.
Born near Toronto, Ontario,
December
27, 1846.
Republican. Carpenter;
hotelier;
Forest
County Sheriff; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Forest County, 1887-90;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward B. Randall and Mary A. (King) Randall; married 1871 to Mary
A. Wansor. |
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Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) —
of Virginia.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., 1721.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
22, 1775 (age about 54
years).
Interment at College
of William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Randolph and Susanna (Beverley) Randolh; brother-in-law of Benjamin
Harrison; married to Elizabeth 'Betty' Harrison; nephew of Richard
Randolph; uncle of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; granduncle of Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); great-granduncle of Edmund
Randolph; second great-granduncle of Edmund
Randolph Cocke; third great-granduncle of Francis
Beverley Biddle; first cousin of Richard
Bland; first cousin once removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; first cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Dabney
Carr and Henry
St. George Tucker; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Francis
Wayles Eppes, Dabney
Smith Carr, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph, George
Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker and Carter
Henry Harrison; first cousin four times removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh
Lee, John
Augustine Marshall, Carter
Henry Harrison II and Frederick
Madison Roberts; first cousin five times removed of John
Gardner Coolidge, Edith
Wilson, William
Marshall Bullitt and Alexander
Scott Bullitt; first cousin six times removed of William
Welby Beverley; second cousin twice removed of John
Wayles Eppes; second cousin thrice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin four times removed of St.
Clair Ballard, Lewis
Ballard and William
Henry Robertson; second cousin five times removed of Elliot
Woolfolk Major and Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk. |
| | | Political families: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Randolph County,
N.C. is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — NNDB
dossier |
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Barrick Samuel Rankin (b. 1872) —
also known as B. S. Rankin —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 16,
1872.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1929-32;
resigned 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance
business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rankin. |
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George Rankin Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin; married to Annie E.
Flanagan. |
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Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941) —
also known as Harry C. Ransley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
5, 1863.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1891-94;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
Philadelphia
County Sheriff, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1920-37 (3rd District 1920-33,
1st District 1933-37).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
7, 1941 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Lewis Wesley Rathgeber Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Lewis W. Rathgeber, Jr. —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., March
22, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Meredith Read (1797-1874) —
also known as John M. Read —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 21,
1797.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1846; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles E. Rearick —
of Garden City, Cass
County, Mo.; Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Beavertown, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. Mail
carrier; produce
merchant; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1944, 1948, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) —
also known as David A. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Pennsylvania Industrial Accidents Commission, 1912-15;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
10, 1953 (age 72 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) —
also known as George L. Reed —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
4, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
8, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married 1911 to Helen
Roberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Huntington; third cousin once removed of Herman
Arod Gager; third cousin twice removed of Zina
Hyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, James
Hillhouse, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Roger
Griswold, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Phineas
Lyman Tracy and Albert
Haller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Isaac
Backus, Henry
Titus Backus, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Claude Trexler Reno (b. 1882) —
also known as Claude T. Reno —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Lyons, Berks
County, Pa., April 4,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 31st District, 1921-29; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1939; appointed 1939; superior court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1942-43.
Lutheran.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph F. Reno and Millie (Trexler) Reno; married, August
14, 1906, to May G. Appel. |
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William Stuart Reyburn (1882-1946) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1882.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-11;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1911-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died in 1946
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Thomas M. Reynolds (b. 1950) —
of Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., September
3, 1950.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly 147th District, 1988-98; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1999-2004 (27th District 1999-2003,
26th District 2003-04).
Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Rich —
of Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa., June 23,
1883.
Republican. General manager and treasurer, Woolrich Woolen Mills;
president, State Bank of
Avis; director, secretary, treasurer, Chatham Water
Co.; director, treasurer, Pierce Manufacturing
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District
1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died April
28, 1968 (age 84 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woolrich
Cemetery, Woolrich, Pa.
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Ezra Hoyt Ripple (1842-1909) —
also known as Ezra H. Ripple —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., February
14, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1886-90; postmaster at Scranton,
Pa., 1897-1909.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
19, 1909 (age 67 years, 278
days).
Interment at Dunmore
Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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Donald Lawrence Ritter (b. 1940) —
also known as Don Ritter —
of Coopersburg, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1940.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1979-93;
defeated, 1992.
Member, Order of
Ahepa; Elks;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) —
also known as Robert L. Rodgers —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan., June 2,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
and real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,
28th District 1945-47).
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1960
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Rocky
Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Republican. Rancher; hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married, May 28,
1886, to Eva J. Voorhees. |
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Chapman Jay Root (1864-1945) —
also known as C. J. Root —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Pa., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed and
patented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
20, 1945 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Uriah P. Rossiter (b. 1861) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
6, 1861.
Lawyer;
Erie
County District Attorney; attorney for railroads;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 6th District, 1915-29.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ella A. Nichols. |
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Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Rovner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer;
talk
show host; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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