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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, 1920;
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 (1867-1936). |
| | | 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; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884;
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 (1693-1737) 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; great-granduncle of Edmund
Randolph; 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, 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, William
Marshall Bullitt and Alexander
Scott Bullitt; first cousin six times removed of William
Welby Beverley (1889-1969); 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: Lee-Randolph
family of Maryland and Virginia; Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Three
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;
served 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 (b. 1885) —
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.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married 1911 to Helen
R. Moorhead. |
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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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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Sacks (1902-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
7, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
11, 1972 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Shalom
Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
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Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) —
Born in Scotland,
March
23, 1734.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor
of Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Injured in a fall from
an overturned horsedrawn
cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161
days).
Interment at Old
St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams. |
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Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Sammons and Catherine (Gordon) Sammons; married 1939 to
Cecilia Rodgers. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Edmund William Samuel (1857-1930) —
also known as Edmund W. Samuel —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales,
November
27, 1857.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1905-07;
president and general manager, Shamokin-Mount Carmel Transit
Company, 1908-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 7,
1930 (age 72 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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George William Sarbacher, Jr. (1919-1973) —
also known as George W. Sarbacher, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1973 (age 53 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
14, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; taxicab
driver; physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
13, 1966 (age 65 years, 183
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to Amanda
Gilmore. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry D. Saylor (b. 1857) —
of Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
22, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; U.S. Consul in Matanzas, as of 1898-99.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader; married,
June
9, 1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh. |
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Richard Taylor Schulze (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard T. Schulze —
of Wayne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
7, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1975-93.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
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John Wilson Shaffer (1827-1870) —
also known as J. Wilson Shaffer —
of Utah.
Born in Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa., July 5,
1827.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1870; died in office 1870.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
31, 1870 (age 43 years, 118
days).
Interment somewhere
in Freeport, Ill.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and
lost a
leg; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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R. W. Sheak (c.1834-1880) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born about 1834.
Lawyer;
banker;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1865-66; president, Lancaster and
Quarryville Railroad,
president, Lancaster and Millersville Railroad
director, Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
26, 1880 (age about 46
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) —
also known as Herbert B. Shonk —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pneumonia,
following a heart
attack, in White Plains Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
26, 1930 (age 48 years, 333
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) —
also known as George L. Shoup —
of Colorado; Lemhi
County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., June 15,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
delegate
to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi
County Treasurer; member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member
Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of
Idaho, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., February
18, 1842.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1876;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1890-92; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1898-1902.
Baptist.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1908 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Thomas B. Smith (b. 1869) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1869.
Republican. Messenger and clerk at main office, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1881-86; surety
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-06; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1911-13 (acting, 1911); mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1916-20; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Smith and Isabella (Cairns) Smith; married, March
26, 1896, to Bessie Barrett. |
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
13, 1991 (age 64 years, 176
days).
Interment at Shelburne
Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt.
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Plymouth Warren Snyder (1851-1943) —
also known as Plymouth W. Snyder —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., March 1,
1851.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District,
1911-14; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1915-26.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., December
19, 1943 (age 92 years, 293
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Snyder (1808-1874) and Sarah C. (Bowers) Snyder (1817-1889);
married to Cora Eleanor Moore (1859-1933). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard A. Snyder (b. 1910) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa., March
26, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1961-84.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) —
also known as Charles W. Sones —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa., June 10,
1859.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died December
16, 1944 (age 85 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa.
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Richard Sopris (1813-1893) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 26,
1813.
Carpenter;
steamboat
captain; prospector;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1878-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 7,
1893 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
6, 1854.
Republican. Band
conductor; composer;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Bavarian
and Portugese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Audubon
Society.
He was elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1973.
Died, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel,
Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March 6,
1932 (age 77 years, 121
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange;
Freemasons; Elks; Union
League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March
21, 1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;
married, January
21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. |
| | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania
State University,
University Park, State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The Sproul State
Forest, in Clinton
County, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August
9, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha (Church)
Stahlman; married, June 3,
1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
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Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) —
also known as Benjamin F. Starr —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Lisburn, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
18, 1867.
Owner and manager, Starr Granite
Works; mayor of
Corry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Seemingly uninjured in an automobile
accident which overturned his car, he collapsed and died a few
minutes later, possibly from a head injury or heart
attack, in Rome Township, Crawford
County, Pa., July 27,
1932 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Almor Stern (1854-1935) —
of Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April
21, 1854.
Republican. Harrison
County Auditor, 1878-83; banker; abstract and
title business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa, November
1, 1935 (age 81 years, 194
days).
Interment at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.
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Albert H. Stites (1858-1935) —
also known as A. H. Stites —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dauphin
County, Pa., March 2,
1858.
Republican. Merchant;
druggist;
mayor
of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1896-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Sioux
Falls, S.Dak., 1905-10.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died August
16, 1935 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Stites (1816-1882) and Catherine (Matter) Stites
(1819-1887); married, April
14, 1884, to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Law (1860-1927). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) —
also known as Nathan L. Strong —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Summerville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
12, 1859.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Rotary;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) —
also known as Junius M. Strouss —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Harshaville, Beaver
County, Pa., May 29,
1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1933-40; appointed 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) —
also known as Albert W. Swalm —
of Grand Junction, Greene
County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Womelsdorf, Berks
County, Pa., November
30, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Montevideo, 1897-1903; Southampton, 1903-19; Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Bermuda,
August
24, 1922 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm; married, October
1, 1872, to Pauline Given (born 1850). |
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August
6, 1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787-1858) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 2,
1787.
Newspaper
editor; author; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1825-26.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 2,
1858 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 15,
1982 (age 105 years,
345 days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris C. Taylor (1853-1932) and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor
(1854-1927); married to Bertha May Shertzer
(1877-1970). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;
married to Harriet Barker. |
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Ronald L. Thompson (b. 1899) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., August
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1941-42, 1949-60; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis D. Thompson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Thompson; married to
Elsie Marie Calvert. |
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John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles;
Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Frank Mattern Trexler (1861-1947) —
also known as Frank M. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born January
9, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1947 (age 86 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Frederick Augustus Tritle (1833-1906) —
Born near Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., August
7, 1833.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state senate, 1866; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1870; Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1882-85; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1891.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
18, 1906 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William Irvin Troutman (1905-1971) —
also known as William I. Troutman —
of Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., January
13, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1943-45; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1945; resigned 1945; common pleas
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1946-66.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., January
27, 1971 (age 66 years, 14
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa.
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant;
banker;
mayor
of Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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Nathan Udell (1817-1903) —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
18, 1817.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1854, 1860-66.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1903 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Van Valzah (1843-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mifflinburg, Union
County, Pa., April 9,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
23, 1892 (age 49 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) —
of Ohio; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
2, 1793.
Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840; Minnesota
territorial auditor, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1859-60; postmaster
at Stillwater,
Minn., 1861-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., January
24, 1879 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) —
also known as James E. Van Zandt —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., December
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in
Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District
1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Grange;
Eagles;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Washington Wagoner (1856-1919) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1856.
Democrat. Printer;
physician;
one of the organizers, and director, of the Conemaugh Valley Memorial
Hospital;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884;
mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1896-99.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., April
26, 1919 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Rev. George Wagoner
(1826-1889; perished in Johnstown flood) and Mary L. (Henrie) Wagoner
(1829-1889; perished in Johnstown flood). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Cambria County
(1907) |
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David Wallace (1799-1859) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., April
24, 1799.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1828-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1831-37; Governor of
Indiana, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state court
judge in Indiana, 1856-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
4, 1859 (age 60 years, 133
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
24, 1876.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1921-23; chair of
Camden County Republican Party, 1925-27.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Oxford, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; burgess
of Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1960; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Austin Welsh (1878-1970) —
also known as George A. Welsh —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Bay View, Cecil
County, Md., August
9, 1878.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1923-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1932-57;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., October
22, 1970 (age 92 years, 74
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Redmen;
Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Mont Z. White (b. 1872) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Greene
County, Pa., September
6, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Williamson, W.Va., 1900; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West Virginia
State Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishment
in the prison; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy farmer;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Sons of
Norway; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) —
also known as Ralph E. Williams —
of Dallas, Polk
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Polk
County, Ore., September
14, 1869.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1908;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1936;
vice-chair, Arrangements Committee, vice-chair, 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1908-40; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1921-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, while attending a meeting
of the Committee on Arrangements for the 1940 Republican National
Convention, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 16,
1940 (age 70 years, 245
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams; married, December
3, 1911, to Grace Noyes. |
| | | Image source: Official Report of the
21st Republican National Convention (1936) |
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Alexander Wilson (1851-1915) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., October
1, 1851.
Republican. Coal
dealer; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from cancer,
in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., August
30, 1915 (age 63 years, 333
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wilson (1824-1881) and Mary A. Wilson
(1829-1892). |
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Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward A. Wilson —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1862.
Paper
bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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Lloyd H. Wood (1896-1964) —
of Collegeville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Grampian, Clearfield
County, Pa., October
25, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1947-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
15, 1964 (age 67 years, 113
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Wood and Maude (Goss) Wood; married to Helen L.
Blithe. |
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Robert Elmer Woodside (1904-1998) —
also known as Robert E. Woodside —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932-42; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1951-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1953-65;
defeated, 1964; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
18, 1998 (age 93 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gus Yatron (1927-2003) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
16, 1927.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1956-60; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1961-68; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1969-93.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fairfax Station, Fairfax
County, Va., March
13, 2003 (age 75 years, 148
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young. |
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