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Henry Justin Allen (1868-1950) —
also known as Henry J. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Pittsfield, Warren
County, Pa., September
11, 1868.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1912,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1919-23; defeated (Progressive), 1914; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Inducted to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of
Fame.
Died of cerebral
thrombosis, in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1950 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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George Elias Alter (1868-1940) —
also known as George E. Alter —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank;
director, Dixmont Hospital.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter; married, September
11, 1902, to Diana Jane Swanton. |
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Herbert Thomas Ames —
also known as Herbert T. Ames —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Williamsport, Pa., 1929.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas W. Ames and Mary A. (Card) Ames. |
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Joseph Scofield Ammerman (1924-1993) —
also known as Joseph S. Ammerman —
of Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 14,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1972
(alternate); Clearfield
County District Attorney, 1954-61; president, Curwensville State
Bank,
1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1961-63;
member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1968; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1971-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1977-79;
defeated, 1978; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1986-.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died October
14, 1993 (age 69 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1984;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first
Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March
16, 1838.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205
days).
Interment at Wilberforce
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) —
also known as Frank E. Baldwin —
of Austin, Potter
County, Pa.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., June 4,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
chair
of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1909-12, 1917-32; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1933-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Austin, Potter
County, Pa., August
9, 1943 (age 77 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Austin, Pa.
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Wilbur B. Barkley (1907-1984) —
also known as Bill Barkley —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1957-64; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Died in 1984
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward McMathers Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Republican. Farmer; hotel
manager; director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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Edward Bivens Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor
of Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene
Edna Stewart. |
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Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, February
3, 1873.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09.
Methodist.
Executive of the Bond Clothing Company.
Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
5, 1943 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) —
also known as Arthur I. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1823.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1855-61; circuit judge in Virginia,
1861-63; Governor of
West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1889-96; died in office 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
19, 1896 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., December
28, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, Methodist
Episcopal Hospital,
1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Methodist Episcopal Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1934 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Carl Boyer III (b. 1937) —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
22, 1937.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1990, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Boyer, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell (Timm) Boyer; married, July 28,
1962, to Ada Christine Kruse. |
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John Brodhead (1770-1838) —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Smithfield Township, Monroe
County, Pa., October
5, 1770.
Democrat. Minister;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1817-21, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-33.
Methodist.
Died in Newfields, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 7,
1838 (age 67 years, 184
days).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Newfields, N.H.
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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor
of Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist. English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Order
of Heptasophs; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Burchfield and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield; married, December
24, 1867, to Anna M. Gable. |
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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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Benjamin Budd Cannon (1866-1948) —
also known as B. Budd Cannon —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in New Jersey, December
18, 1866.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died January
27, 1948 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Clay Carpenter (1829-1898) —
also known as Cyrus C. Carpenter —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
24, 1829.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Iowa, 1872-76; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 29,
1898 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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George W. Clinton (b. 1861) —
of Cumberland, British
Columbia.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
15, 1861.
Coal mining
business; accountant;
U.S. Consular Agent in Union, 1892-98; Cumberland, 1898-1929; first president, Cumberland Electric
Lighting Company.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Don Carlos Corbett (1861-1927) —
also known as Don C. Corbett —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., December
5, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clarion
County District Attorney, 1894-96; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania.
Methodist.
Died, from intestinal
hemorrhages, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., December
15, 1927 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Clarion
Cemetery, Clarion, Pa.
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Jacob Doyle Corman Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca
Kay Davis. |
| | | Cross-reference: Rick
Santorum |
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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John Eccles (b. 1777) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1777.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Edgar (1943-2013) —
also known as Bob Edgar —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1943.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1975-87; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1986.
United Methodist. Member, Common
Cause.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va., April
23, 2013 (age 69 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Andrew Jackson Faulk (1814-1898) —
also known as Andrew J. Faulk —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Milford, Pike
County, Pa., November
26, 1814.
Newspaper
publisher; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1866-69.
Methodist.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., September
4, 1898 (age 83 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Knox Polk Fenner (b. 1844) —
also known as James K. P. Fenner —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Monroe
County, Pa., July 20,
1844.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; postmaster at Ashley,
Pa., 1885-89; justice of the peace.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Voris Follmer (b. 1885) —
also known as Frederick V. Follmer —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
13, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer; married, May 30,
1921, to Ella Brown. |
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Walter Forward (1786-1852) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1786.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1822-25 (14th District 1822-23,
16th District 1823-25); defeated, 1824; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Denmark, 1849-51; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851.
Methodist.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
24, 1852 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Forward and Susannah (Holcombe) Forward; brother of Oliver
Owen Forward and Chauncey
Forward; married, January
12, 1808, to Henrietta 'Hetty' Barclay; granduncle of Chauncey
Forward Black; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Wells Holcomb, Bankson
Taylor Holcomb and Thomas
Holcomb Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Edmond
Alfred Holcomb; second cousin twice removed of Marcus
Hensey Holcomb and Burton
Everett Hoskins; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, John
Allen, Charles
Ogden Tappan, Martin
Harris Holcomb and Orlo
Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Chapin and Lyle
Donald Holcomb; fourth cousin of Hezekiah
Case, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Abiel
Case, Edmund
Holcomb, Jairus
Case, Anson
Levi Holcomb and William
Gleason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Jeremiah
Mason, Parmenio
Adams, Elisha
Phelps, Luther
Walter Badger, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah
Blodget, John
William Allen, Oliver
Dwight Filley, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Noah
Webster Holcomb and Lafayette
Blanchard Gleason. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier |
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) —
of North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 30,
1849.
Farmer;
grocer; miller; coal mining
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918.
Methodist.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction while suffering from senility,
in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., August
24, 1938 (age 89 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married 1871 to Esther
Jones. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Jane Moore Galbraith (b. 1908) —
also known as Mary Jane Galbraith; Mary Jane Moore;
Mrs. Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa., December
7, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-52.
Female.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San
Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, as of 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August
7, 1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) —
also known as George A. Goodling —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., September
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., October
17, 1982 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Pa.
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William Franklin Goodling (1927-2017) —
also known as William F. Goodling; Bill
Goodling —
of Jacobus, York
County, Pa.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., December
5, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1975-2001;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., September
17, 2017 (age 89 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) —
also known as Samuel L. Gracey —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.; Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
8, 1835.
Methodist
minister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Consul in Foochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died by suicide,
when he cut his
throat with a razor, in the West Newton Sanitarium,
West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
19, 1911 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August
4, 1880.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) —
of Ambridge, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County 1st District,
1940-.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Grange;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1895-98; bishop.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Heaton (c.1786-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Methodist.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., 1849
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William D. Heebner (b. 1848) —
of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born September
27, 1848.
Republican. Burgess
of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1885-88.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878) —
also known as Abram Hendricks —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
11, 1805.
Republican. Decatur
County Sheriff, 1829, 1841-45; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; Decatur
County Treasurer, 1847-55; member of Indiana
Republican State Executive Committee, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Greensboro, Henry
County, Ind., July 3,
1878 (age 73 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James W. Hood (b. 1831) —
Born in Kennett Township, Chester
County, Pa., May 30,
1831.
Republican. Minister;
bishop;
delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1872.
African Methodist Episcopal. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Good
Templars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hannah L. Ralph and Sophia J. Nugent; married 1877 to Mrs.
K. P. McKoy. |
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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) —
also known as Robert F. Hopwood —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Citizens Title
and Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street
Railway Co.; Fayette
County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital,
1905-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;
defeated, 1916.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 1,
1940 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) —
also known as James W. Hughes —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., November
16, 1835.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Everett, Bedford
County, Pa., January, 1912
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) —
also known as Arthur H. James; "Breaker
Boy" —
of Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 14,
1883.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1933-39; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1940;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Methodist. Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., April
27, 1973 (age 89 years, 287
days).
Interment at Hanover
Green Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist. Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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John H. Jordan (1848-1932) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., July 13,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1909-13.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., February
21, 1932 (age 83 years, 223
days).
Interment at Bedford
Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Susan (Zembower) Jordon and John Reamer Jordon; married to Daisy
Huzzard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Ivan Dana Kahle (1875-1959) —
also known as I. Dana Kahle —
of Knox, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Pine City, Clarion
County, Pa., August
8, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1927-31; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist. Member, American Medical
Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
1, 1959 (age 83 years, 146
days).
Interment at Knox Union Cemetery, Knox, Pa.
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Jacob S. Kauffman (1849-1901) —
of Indiana.
Born in Union
County, Pa., July 5,
1849.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893.
Methodist.
Died in Concord Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
23, 1901 (age 51 years, 292
days).
Interment at Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
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Jacob Keiser (b. 1838) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clarion
County, Pa., November
12, 1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Kline (b. 1947) —
of Lakeville, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., September
6, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 2003-; defeated,
1998, 2000.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948.
Methodist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years,
33 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) —
also known as Edward G. Latch —
of Washington,
D.C.; Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
14, 1901.
Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of President Richard
Nixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House.
Died in Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md., April 9,
1993 (age 92 years, 85
days).
Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, Va.
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William B. Lentz (1920-1977) —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1965-76.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
1, 2003 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Smith Lithgow (1812-1902) —
also known as James S. Lithgow —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
29, 1812.
Democrat. Coppersmith;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1865-67; resigned 1867.
Methodist.
Died February
21, 1902 (age 89 years, 84
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Peter Little (1775-1830) —
of Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Petersburg, Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
11, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1806-07, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1811-13, 1816-29;
state court judge in Maryland, 1829.
Methodist.
Died in Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md., February
5, 1830 (age 54 years, 56
days).
Interment at Freedom
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Near Eldersburg, Carroll County, Md.
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Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) —
also known as Wayne MacVeagh —
of Chester
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April
19, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1917 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh; brother of Franklin
MacVeagh; married, May 22,
1856, to Letitia Miner 'Letty' Lewis; married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Rolette Cameron (daughter of Simon
Cameron); father of Charles
MacVeagh; grandfather of Lincoln
MacVeagh. |
| | | Political family: MacVeagh
family of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Epitaph: "Genial to his friends.
Enlightening to all. Keen eyed, clear spoken. He remembered, he
observed, he foresaw." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer;
member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899;
Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
10, 1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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John Montgomery (1764-1828) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1764.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1793-98, 1800-05, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1807-11; Maryland
state attorney general, 1811-18; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1820-22, 1824-26.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 17,
1828 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery, Emmorton, Md.
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Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) —
also known as Alexander P. Moore —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
10, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
17, 1930 (age 62 years, 99
days).
Entombed at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Winfield Scott Moore (b. 1852) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., June 14,
1852.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Methodist. Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October, 1838.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1876.
Methodist.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1909 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
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John C. Myers (1879-1934) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Greene
County, Pa., December
3, 1879.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; chair of
Marshall County Democratic Party, 1912-20; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., September
4, 1934 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Thomas W. Myton (b. 1842) —
of Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in West Township, Huntingdon
County, Pa., February
13, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded in the battle
of Chancellorsville, 1863, and lost his
left arm; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Huntingdon County, 1883-84.
Methodist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Myton and Eleanor (Montgomery) Myton; married, December
27, 1870, to Ella E. Davis. |
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Peterson (b. 1938) —
of Pleasantville, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
25, 1938.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-84; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1985-96; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1997-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor
of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist or Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
22, 1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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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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George Edward Reed (1846-1930) —
also known as "The Grand Old Man" —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brownville, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March
28, 1846.
Republican. Minister;
president,
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1889-1911; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Died, in Polyclinic Hospital,
Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
7, 1930 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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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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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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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
also known as William H. H. Ross —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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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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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 8th District, 1976-81; member of
New
Jersey state senate 8th District, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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James S. Scott (1800-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
4, 1800.
Physician;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1860-61.
Methodist.
Died in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., April
19, 1881 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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 and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;
married, June 3,
1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
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Silas Comfort Swallow (1839-1930) —
also known as Silas C. Swallow —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1897; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898, 1902; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1904.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
13, 1930 (age 91 years, 161
days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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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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George J. Tallman (1824-1906) —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 6,
1824.
Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor
of Coffeyville, Kan., 1873.
Methodist. German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., July 10,
1906 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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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; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; 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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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist. German
and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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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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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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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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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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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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Lawrence Gordon Williams (1913-1975) —
also known as Lawrence G. Williams —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1967-75.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died July 13,
1975 (age 61 years, 301
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Memorial Park, Thornton, Pa.
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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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Wilbur G. Williams (1852-1897) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Coshocton
County, Ohio, 1852.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Allegheny College; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
16, 1897 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas Westerman Wolf (b. 1948) —
also known as Tom Wolf —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1948.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2015-.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Relatives: Son
of William Trout Wolf and Cornelia Rohlman (Westerman) Wolf; married
1975 to
Frances Donnelly. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April
17, 1810.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of
Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1862-63.
Methodist.
Died in Berlin, Germany,
May
11, 1867 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles William Young (1930-2013) —
also known as C. W. 'Bill' Young —
of Seminole, Pinellas
County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Shores, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Harmarville, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
16, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state senate, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1971-2013 (8th District 1971-73, 6th
District 1973-83, 8th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2013, 13th
District 2013); died in office 2013.
Methodist.
Died, in the Walter Reed Military Medical Center (formerly Bethesda
Naval Medical Center), in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
18, 2013 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Glass
blower; president,
Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930; investigated
in 1924 by the U.S. House over an accusation
that he accepted a
bribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were not
substantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); in December 1929, he, Daniel
R. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith
Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,
were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissinger
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
Methodist. Swiss
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April
22, 1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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