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Clarence Emir Allen (1852-1932) —
also known as Clarence E. Allen —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Girard Township, Erie
County, Pa., September
8, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
mining business; member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1888-96; Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1890-93; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1892,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1896-97.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
1932 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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James Hobart Allport (1874-1945) —
also known as James H. Allport —
of Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., April
13, 1874.
Republican. Engineer;
coal mining business; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a week later, in the Philipsburg State Hospital,
Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 11,
1945 (age 71 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Hobart Allport and Edith Susannah (Nevling)
Allport. |
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James W. Ballantine (1840-1907) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Muldoon, Blaine
County, Idaho; Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1840.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil
business; silver and lead mining business; postmaster;
banker;
People's candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from heart
disease, in Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho, January
5, 1907 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jacob Atlee Beidler (1852-1912) —
also known as Jacob A. Beidler —
of Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Tredyffrin Township, Chester
County, Pa., November
2, 1852.
Republican. Coal operator; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1901-07.
Died near Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, September
13, 1912 (age 59 years, 316
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Harry Benedict (b. 1876) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
24, 1876.
Democrat. Metallurgist;
worked for copper mining companies; inventor,
ammonia leaching process for copper; director, Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1928
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married, February
4, 1902, to Lena Manson. |
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Charles Calvin Bowman (1852-1941) —
of Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., November
14, 1852.
Republican. Coal mining business; mayor
of Pittston, Pa., 1886; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1911-13.
Died in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 3,
1941 (age 88 years, 231
days).
Interment at Pittston
Cemetery, Pittston, Pa.
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Thomas Broderick (c.1817-1886) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born about 1817.
Coal mine operator; mayor
of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1880-86; died in office 1886.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
7, 1886 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Broderick. |
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Guy Watson Brown (b. 1884) —
also known as Guy W. Brown —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson Township, Fayette
County, Pa., March
23, 1884.
Republican. Railroad
ticket agent; bookkeeper;
banker;
coal mining business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1923-26.
Burial location unknown.
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John R. Byrne (1858-1932) —
of Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette
County, Pa.; Everson, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon
County, Pa., April 9,
1858.
Republican. Coal operator; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1887-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896
(alternate), 1924,
1928.
Catholic.
Died in Everson, Fayette
County, Pa., October
2, 1932 (age 74 years, 176
days).
Interment at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery, Scottdale, Pa.
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Henry Lutz Cake (1827-1899) —
of Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born near Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
6, 1827.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
coal mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1867-71.
Died in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., August
26, 1899 (age 71 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Northumberland, Pa.
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John Michael Carmody (1881-1963) —
also known as John M. Carmody —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., 1881.
Democrat. Engineer;
labor relations executive in coal industry; editor of Coal
Age trade
journal; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-36;
administrator, Rural Electrification Administration, 1937-39;
director, Federal Works Agency, 1939-41; member, U.S. Maritime
Commission, 1941-46.
Died November
10, 1963 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael John Carmody and Catherine 'Kate' (Collins) Carmody;
married, October
4, 1913, to Margaret Cross. |
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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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John Joseph Casey (1875-1929) —
also known as John J. Casey —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Empire, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 26,
1875.
Coal miner; plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-08; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-17, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29 (11th District 1913-17, 1919-21, 12th District 1923-25,
1927-29); defeated (Democratic), 1920 (11th District), 1924 (12th
District); died in office 1929.
Died in Balboa, Canal Zone (now Panama),
May
5, 1929 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) —
also known as William A. Clark —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., January
8, 1839.
Democrat. Banker;
mine owner; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate
for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1925 (age 86 years, 53
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 1,
1807.
Mining engineer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1844-51; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Among the founders
of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland.
Bequeathed his home and land holdings to the state of South Carolina
for the purpose of establishing
an agricultural college, which went on to become Clemson University.
Died in Pickens
County, S.C., April 6,
1888 (age 80 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C.
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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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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
coal mining business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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William Albert Coughanour (1851-1936) —
also known as W. A. Coughanour —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Belle Vernon, Fayette
County, Pa., March
12, 1851.
Democrat. Mine owner; lumber mill
business; rancher and
fruit
grower;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1896; mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1897-99, 1900-01, 1907-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, January
4, 1936 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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Eckley B. Coxe (1839-1895) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born June 4,
1839.
Democrat. Mining engineer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1881-84.
Founder of American Institute of Mining Engineers.
Died May 13,
1895 (age 55 years, 343
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Drifton, Pa.
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John J. Coyle (1863-1933) —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
10, 1863.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,
American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania Mutual Life
Insurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell Union Coal and
Mining Company, 1914-33.
Catholic.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
4, 1933 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle; married, December
29, 1885, to Mary Groody. |
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James Robert Cray (1860-1937) —
also known as James R. Cray —
Born in Darlington, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio and other railroads;
president of coal and coke mining companies; banker; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1900.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
11, 1937 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cray and Margaret (Meehan) Cray; married, June 22,
1893, to Catharine Lynch. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Joseph Parker Dando (1883-1954) —
also known as Joseph P. Dando —
of Branch Township, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Llewellyn, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
14, 1883.
Democrat. Coal miner; engineer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1937-40.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., December
6, 1954 (age 71 years, 326
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Dando and Margaret A. (Fisher) Dando; married, October
25, 1904, to Anna R. James. |
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Robert F. Devine (1860-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., September
17, 1860.
Democrat. Coal miner; blacksmith;
president, Erie Forge
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1912.
Died January
3, 1928 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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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. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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James A. Garrity (b. 1878) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Griffith, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
18, 1878.
Democrat. Coal miner; probation
officer; insurance
broker; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Samuel Gay Jr. (1889-1953) —
also known as Harry S. Gay, Jr. —
of Mt. Gay, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Lykens, Dauphin
County, Pa., April 7,
1889.
Republican. Coal mining superintendent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1927-30.
Died, in Logan General Hospital,
Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 4,
1953 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1867.
Republican. Mining and smelting
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1912.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1941 (age 73 years, 307
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Solomon Robert Guggenheim (1861-1949) —
also known as Solomon R. Guggenheim —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
2, 1861.
Republican. Mining, smelting,
and railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924.
Jewish.
Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Died near Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
3, 1949 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Entombed at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert A. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Democrat. Coal miner; automobile
worker; financial
secretary, Local 946, United Automobile Workers; financial
secretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and Power House Workers
Council, UAW-CIO; Political Action Committee Coordinator
for Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1956, 1960.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty; married 1938 to
Katherine Maguire. |
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James Knox Polk Hall (1844-1915) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in Milesburg, Centre
County, Pa., September
30, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Elk
County District Attorney, 1867-70, 1873; interests in coal
mining, lumbering,
railroads,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1899-1903; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1903-14 (38th District 1903-06, 26th District
1907-14).
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., January
5, 1915 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pa.
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Erskine Hazard (1789-1865) —
of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
30, 1789.
Innovative industrialist;
he and business partner Josiah
White, built iron
foundries, canals,
and railroads;
they were pioneers in anthracite coal mining; bridge
builder; postmaster at Mauch
Chunk, Pa., 1819-26.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1865 (age 75 years, 87
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Michael J. Healey (b. 1873) —
of Avoca, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Avoca, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
9, 1873.
Miner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909; burgess
of Avoca, Pennsylvania, 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward W. Helfrick (b. 1928) —
also known as Ed Helfrick —
of Elysburg, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., March
11, 1928.
Republican. Mining contractor; director, First National Trust
Bank;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1981-2004.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Helfrick and Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Helfrick; married to
Rosemarie Ciokajlo. |
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James Herron Hopkins (1832-1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., November
3, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; manufacturer;
mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1875-77, 1883-85.
Died in North Hatley, Quebec,
June
17, 1904 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April
20, 1808.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,
22nd District 1853-55); candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 20,
1877 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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George Franklin Huff (1842-1912) —
also known as George F. Huff —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 16,
1842.
Republican. Banker;
mining and railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1880;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1885-88; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1891-93, 1895-97, 1903-11 (21st
District 1891-93, at-large 1895-97, 22nd District 1903-11).
Died in 1912
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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James Irvin (1800-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Centre
County, Pa., February
18, 1800.
Whig. Merchant;
miller;
manufacturer;
mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (14th District 1841-43,
17th District 1843-45); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1847.
Died in Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
28, 1862 (age 62 years, 283
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (1835-1913) —
also known as Cornelius C. Jadwin —
of Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
27, 1835.
Republican. Civil and mining engineer;
druggist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1881-83.
Died in Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa., August
17, 1913 (age 78 years, 143
days).
Interment at Glen
Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Pa.
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Augustine Bernard Kelley (1883-1957) —
also known as Augustine B. Kelley —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in New Baltimore, Somerset
County, Pa., July 9,
1883.
Democrat. Owner and operator of coal mines; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-57 (28th District 1941-45,
27th District 1945-53, 21st District 1953-57); died in office 1957.
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
20, 1957 (age 74 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Kelly (1854-1937) —
of Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Slipped and
fell while descending steps, and died nine days later from his
injuries, in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
1, 1937 (age 83 years, 167
days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Thomas Kennedy (1887-1963) —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa., November
2, 1887.
Democrat. Miner; United Mine Workers secretary-treasurer,
1925-48, vice-president,
1948-60, and president,
1960; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died January
19, 1963 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Gabriel's Cemetery, Hazleton, Pa.
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William Chester Kerbaugh (b. 1858) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Riegelsville, Bucks
County, Pa., September
27, 1858.
Miner; land
agent; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Koontz (1830-1911) —
also known as William H. Koontz —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., July 15,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County District Attorney, 1853; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1860;
Somerset
County Prothonotary, 1861-63; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1866-69; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
vice-president, Somerset County National Bank;
corporate director for several railroads;
counsel for coal companies.
Died July 4,
1911 (age 80 years, 354
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
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David John Lewis (1869-1952) —
also known as David J. Lewis —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Nuttals Bank, Centre
County, Pa., May 1,
1869.
Democrat. Coal miner; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1911-17, 1931-39;
defeated, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1916 (Democratic), 1922, 1938; member,
U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
12, 1952 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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John Joseph Lincoln, Sr. (1865-1948) —
also known as John J. Lincoln —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born near Rising Sun, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
11, 1865.
Republican. Mining engineer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Quaker.
Died in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
28, 1948 (age 82 years, 109
days).
Interment at Newtown
Cemetery, Newtown, Pa.
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James I. Long (b. 1861) —
Born in Pennsylvania, 1861.
Mining and railroad
executive; U.S. Consular Agent in Parral, 1895-1911.
Burial location unknown.
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John Magee (1794-1868) —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., September
3, 1794.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1827-31; promoter of
railroads;
owner of coal mines; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., April 5,
1868 (age 73 years, 215
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
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James F. McAndrews (b. 1864) —
of Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Archbald, Lackawanna
County, Pa., August
24, 1864.
Coal miner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lackawanna County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) —
also known as Lincoln L. McCandless —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., September
18, 1859.
Mining business; real estate
business; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1902-06; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
5, 1940 (age 81 years, 17
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber
Company, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Philip Murray (1886-1952) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
May
25, 1886.
Democrat. Miner; president,
local union of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), 1905; district
president in 1912; vice-president
in 1917; chairman,
Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC); (SWOC), 1935-42, and president of
the successor United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52 president,
Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., November
9, 1952 (age 66 years, 168
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
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Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) —
also known as Thomas D. Nicholls —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Democrat. Coal miner; president,
District 1, United Mine Workers of America, 1899-1909; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Antioch
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Spencer Penrose (1865-1939) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1865.
Republican. Copper mining business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
promoter and developer of the Pikes Peak region; builder of the
Broadmoor Hotel
and Resort; philanthropist; delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., 1939
(age about
73 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Will
Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Edward Everett Robbins (1860-1919) —
also known as Edward E. Robbins —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Robbins Station, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
27, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
mining business; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1885; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-99, 1917-19 (21st District
1897-99, 22nd District 1917-19); died in office 1919; major in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died January
25, 1919 (age 58 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Thomas Joel Smith (1947-2015) —
also known as Tom Smith —
of Plumcreek Township, Armstrong
County, Pa.; Shelocta, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., October
20, 1947.
Republican. Coal mining business; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2012.
Lutheran.
Died in Shelocta, Indiana
County, Pa., October
17, 2015 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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J. Fred Thomas —
of Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Brookfield, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Republican. Mining engineer;
mayor
of Sharon, Pa., 1933-37; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1939-46; chief clerk, Pennsylvania
State Senate, 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jessie Olive Kelso. |
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Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
17, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad;
managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining); U.S. Minister
to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died February
24, 1923 (age 74 years, 313
days).
Original interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, N.Y.
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838-1903) —
also known as Robert J. C. Walker —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; magazine
publisher; oil
producer; land,
lumber,
and coal mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1881-83; chemist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1903 (age 65 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Guy Hull Waring (1875-1966) —
also known as Guy H. Waring —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.; Oronogo, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Tyrone, Blair
County, Pa., June 15,
1875.
Republican. Mining and mechanical engineer;
president and general manager, Oronogo Mutual Mining Co.;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 2nd District,
1919-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944.
Died in 1966
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Oronogo Cemetery, Oronogo, Mo.
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Josiah White (1781-1850) —
of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in 1781.
Innovative industrialist;
he and business partner Erskine
Hazard, built iron
foundries, canals,
and railroads;
they were pioneers in anthracite coal mining; postmaster at Mauch
Chunk, Pa., 1826-32.
Died in 1850
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) —
also known as William B. Wilson —
of Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
April
2, 1862.
Democrat. Miner; secretary-treasurer,
United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died on
a train near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., May 25,
1934 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Arbon
Cemetery, Blossburg, Pa.
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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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Joseph A. Yablonski (1910-1969) —
also known as Jock Yablonski —
of East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Coal miner; district
leader for the United Mine Workers, and candidate for union
president in 1969; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Shot
and killed,
along with his wife and daughter, by three hit men hired by United
Mine Workers President Tony Boyle, in East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa., December
31, 1969 (age 59 years, 303
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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