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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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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 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; defeated, 1937.
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 and Mary A. Wilson. |
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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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James Clark Work (1859-1926) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Dunbar Township, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1907-26; bank
director.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March
31, 1926 (age 67 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married, April
16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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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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