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Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1890.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1924;
Delaware state director, Works Progress Administration; member,
Delaware State Highway Commission.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
16, 1976 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, Del.
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William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) —
also known as William D. B. Ainey —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) —
also known as Cassius L. Alexander —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-car automobile
accident, when his car went off the road and hit a telephone
pole, in near Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 56 years, 136
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander; married to
Melinda Alvira Cody. |
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memorial |
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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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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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Christian Becker (1851-1917) —
also known as Christ Becker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Germany,
April
7, 1851.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-16.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in 1917
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Pa.
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Elmer T. Beltz (1861-1950) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., July 19,
1861.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate and insurance
business; postmaster at Laramie,
Wyo., 1898-1905, 1930-34.
Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died June 12,
1950 (age 88 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Order
of United American Mechanics; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to
Adeline Brommer. |
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Thomas K. Bowman (1859-1948) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Apollo, Armstrong
County, Pa., November
6, 1859.
Democrat. Carpenter;
building
contractor; mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 1914-16; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Moose.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
17, 1948 (age 88 years, 346
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
29, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur. |
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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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Jacob Miller Campbell (1821-1888) —
also known as Jacob M. Campbell —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born near Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., November
20, 1821.
Republican. Involved in newspaper
and Mississippi River steamboat
work as a young man; later helped establish the Cambria Iron Works;
served as director for banks and
utilities;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
surveyor-general, 1866-71; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1877-79, 1881-87;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1887.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., September
27, 1888 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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William Shakespeare Cappeller (1839-1911) —
also known as W. S. Cappeller —
of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., February
23, 1839.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; grocer;
postmaster at Mt.
Healthy, Ohio, 1866-72; Mansfield,
Ohio, 1902-10; Hamilton
County Auditor, 1878-1883; newspaper
publisher; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1886-88; Ohio state commissioner of
railroads and telegraphs, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
1, 1911 (age 72 years, 251
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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John H. Carroll (b. 1849) —
of De Smet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08.
Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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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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William H. Crane (b. 1866) —
of Millett, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April
10, 1866.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; grocer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan; elected 1900; postmaster.
Member, Odd Fellows; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Crane and Mary (Spaulding) Crane; married 1887 to
Lillian Adams. |
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896; postmaster at Camden,
N.J., 1898-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1894; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1895-1903; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,
1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1938
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Nathan M. Eisenhower (1811-1879) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., 1811.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1865-67.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died September
2, 1879 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Evans (b. 1882) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa., September
7, 1882.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38,
1941-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans; married 1916 to
Virginia Burke. |
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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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Charles Frank (1842-1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
18, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1911
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary
A. Buchheit. |
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memorial |
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James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., July 17,
1824.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in
Indiana, 1889-90.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., February
20, 1893 (age 68 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 14,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1951-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed; married to Betty
Arline McMillan. |
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Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) —
also known as Frank A. Freer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 6,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.
Presbyterian.
French
Huguenot and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Good
Templars; Sons of
Temperance; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., December
16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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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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John Peter Shindel Gobin (1837-1910) —
also known as John P. S. Gobin —
of Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born January
21, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1885-99; resigned 1899; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in North
America, 1889-92.
Died May 1,
1910 (age 73 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, 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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Isaac Pusey Gray (1828-1895) —
also known as Isaac P. Gray —
of Union City, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., October
18, 1828.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1877-80; Governor of
Indiana, 1880-81, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1888,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1893-95, died in office 1895.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Mexico,
February
14, 1895 (age 66 years, 119
days).
Interment at Union
City Cemetery, Union City, Ind.
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Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) —
also known as Harry L. Haines —
of Red Lion, York
County, Pa.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., February
1, 1880.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; burgess
of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Lions.
Died in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., March
29, 1947 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Red
Lion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.
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Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) —
also known as Harry M. Hammond —
of Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; building
materials business; postmaster at Alameda,
Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309
days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.
Cremated.
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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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Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
17, 1932 (age 85 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Weikert, Union
County, Pa., November
28, 1872.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.
Lutheran.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora
Miller; married, December
13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
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Edward E. Jones (b. 1867) —
also known as "Good Roads Jones" —
of Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
25, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
dairy
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Susquehanna County, 1907-09;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1917-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
4, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April
29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., December
18, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., November
25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
5, 1819.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana
state senate, 1851-52.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, May 5,
1869 (age 49 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Kopriver Jr. —
of Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Florist;
mayor
of Duquesne, Pa., 1947-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Republican. Banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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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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George Michael Leader (1918-2013) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Amvets;
American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Hershey, Westmoreland
County, Pa., May 9,
2013 (age 95 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Park Linton (1833-1892) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., January
26, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Pennsylvania
surveyor-general, 1865; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1866-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1868; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., August
30, 1892 (age 59 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) —
also known as James M. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 5,
1877.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Labor), 1926; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
16, 1949 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of
Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Charles R. Mallery (b. 1888) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 18,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1935-62.
Member, American
Legion; Odd Fellows; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Richard Mallery and Laura Medora (Hatton) Mallery; married
1939 to
Ethel Plummer. |
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George Washington Martin (1841-1914) —
also known as George W. Martin —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 30,
1841.
Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Junction
City, Kan., 1864-65; Kansas state printer, 1873-81; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1883; mayor
of Junction City, Kan., 1883-85.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died March
27, 1914 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., June 13,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Tioga County Bell
Telephone Co. and Tioga Water
Works Co.; secretary and director, Highland Milk
Condensing Co.; director, Tioga Savings &
Trust Co., General Drop Forge
Co. of Buffalo; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1933-40; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1956
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett; married, June 20,
1918, to Sue Berkey. |
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William Worth Patterson (1849-1921) —
also known as W. W. Patterson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., November
3, 1849.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1886-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March
28, 1921 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie
Esther Geiger. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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Albert Nevin Pomeroy (1859-1927) —
also known as A. Nevin Pomeroy —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 27,
1859.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1889-92; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1895-96,
1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Order
of United American Mechanics; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Redmen;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died December
2, 1927 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Randall (b. 1846) —
of Tionesta, Forest
County, Pa.
Born near Toronto, Ontario,
December
27, 1846.
Republican. Carpenter;
hotelier;
Forest
County Sheriff; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Forest County, 1887-90;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward B. Randall and Mary A. (King) Randall; married 1871 to Mary
A. Wansor. |
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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 Rankin Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin; married to Annie E.
Flanagan. |
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George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
14, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; taxicab
driver; physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd Fellows.
Died September
13, 1966 (age 65 years, 183
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to Amanda
Gilmore. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry D. Saylor (b. 1857) —
of Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
22, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; U.S. Consul in Matanzas, as of 1898-99.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) —
also known as Charles W. Sones —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa., June 10,
1859.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died December
16, 1944 (age 85 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa.
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Almor Stern (1854-1935) —
of Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April
21, 1854.
Republican. Harrison
County Auditor, 1878-83; banker; abstract and
title business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa, November
1, 1935 (age 81 years, 194
days).
Interment at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;
married to Harriet Barker. |
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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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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) —
also known as C. Murray Turpin —
of Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 4,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamboat
captain; dentist;
burgess
of Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1923; Luzerne
County Prothonotary; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Psi
Omega; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Junior
Order.
Died in 1946
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forty
Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.
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Thomas Gaylord Vennum (1833-1898) —
also known as Thomas G. Vennum —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
25, 1833.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill., June 29,
1898 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watseka, Ill.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions;
Odd Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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Mont Z. White (b. 1872) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Greene
County, Pa., September
6, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Williamson, W.Va., 1900; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West Virginia
State Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishment
in the prison; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
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Alexander Wilson (1851-1915) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., October
1, 1851.
Republican. Coal
dealer; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from cancer,
in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., August
30, 1915 (age 63 years, 333
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wilson and Mary A. Wilson. |
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