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Politician members in Pennsylvania

  J. Aubrey Anderson (b. 1882) — of Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Upper Merion, Montgomery County, Pa., September 14, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Montgomery County District Attorney, 1915-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Anderson and Catherine (Missimer) Anderson; married, November 20, 1917, to Lidie Walker McFarland.
  Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) — of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., June 27, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; burgess of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1935-38. Episcopalian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Loyal Legion; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association. Died September 22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87 days). Interment at Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married, October 14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter; married, August 18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell.
  Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) — of Boyertown, Berks County, Pa. Born in Yellow House, Berks County, Pa., February 18, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president, Pottstown Memorial Hospital; chair of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72; took senior status 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi; Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Died June 2, 1973 (age 70 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26, 1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser.
  Francis Shunk Brown Jr. (b. 1891) — also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Zeta Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Shunk Brown and Elizabeth (Hamm) Brown; married, February 10, 1917, to Janet Ramsey McKeen; grandson of Charles Brown; great-grandson of Francis Rawn Shunk; third great-grandson of William Findlay.
  Political family: Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania.
  Thomas McKeen Chidsey (1884-1958) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 26, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-58; died in office 1958. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 19, 1958 (age 74 years, 83 days). Interment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Dwight Chidsey and Emily Stewart (McKeen) Chidsey; married to Ellen Lea; half-nephew of Charles Francis Chidsey; first cousin once removed of Samuel Russell Chidsey; third cousin thrice removed of Ira Yale and Joseph Chidsey; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, David Munson Osborne, John Sherman and Ernest Harvey Woodford.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Ewing family of Yonkers and New York City, New York; Cameron family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John E. Crynock (b. 1917) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., February 8, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Lions; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in West Milton, Union County, Pa., May 19, 1907. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956 (alternate), 1960; member of Pennsylvania state senate 27th District, 1963-72. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 28, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1939-46. Episcopalian. Member, American Economic Association; American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Union League; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds; brother of George Washington Edmonds; married, December 6, 1909, to Elise Julia Beitler.
  Adolph August Hoehling (1868-1941) — also known as Adolph A. Hoehling — of Washington, D.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 3, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1921-28; resigned 1928; banker. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1941 (age 72 years, 106 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Adolph August Hoehling (1839-1920; Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy) and Annie (Tilghman) Hoehling; married, June 9, 1906, to Louise G. Carrington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known as Harold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Frankstown, Blair County, Pa., March 15, 1874. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1944; newspaper columnist. Presbyterian. Scottish and German ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Died, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325 days). Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; married 1911 to Anna Wilmarth Thompson; married, May 24, 1938, to Jane Dahlman; father of Harold McEwen Ickes; nephew by marriage of John Clarence Cudahy.
  Political family: Ickes family.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Frank Irvine Frank Irvine (1858-1931) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., September 15, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law professor; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907; member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1922. Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Died June 23, 1931 (age 72 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
Alf M. Landon 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.
  Relatives: Son of Anne (Mossman) Landon and John Manuel Landon; married, January 9, 1915, to Margaret Euphemia Fleming; married, January 15, 1930, to Theo Cobb; father of Nancy Josephine Landon (who married Howard Henry Baker Jr.).
  Political family: Baker-Dirksen family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee.
  Cross-reference: Frederick Andrew Seaton
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Alfred M. Landon: America at the Crossroads
  Books about Alfred M. Landon: Donald R. McCoy, Landon of Kansas
  Image source: Official Report of the 21st Republican National Convention (1936)
  James Ingraham Marsh (b. 1890) — also known as James I. Marsh — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 21, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh; married, January 4, 1919, to Mary Glyde Wells.
  Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) — also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla.; Georgia. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 13, 1909. Lawyer; vice-president, Coca-Cola Company; president, Minute Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Xi. Died in 1985 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin H. Oehlert and Sarah (Landis) Oehlert; married, March 27, 1937, to Alice Greene.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett; married, June 20, 1918, to Sue Berkey.
  Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) — also known as Edred J. Pennell — of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa., December 29, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary. Died November 22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCanley) Pennell; married to Ruth Glenn Pennell.
  Anthony Savage (b. 1893) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., December 25, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1928-34. Catholic. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis B. Savage and Anna (Tamosz) Savage; married, September 11, 1915, to Florence Hopkins.
  William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) — also known as William A. Schnader — of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pa., October 5, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. Christian Reformed. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader; married, June 9, 1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh.
  Charles Yoder Thompson (b. 1875) — also known as Charles Y. Thompson — of West Point, Cuming County, Neb. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 17, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1935-. Member, Farm Bureau; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Dick Thompson and Elizabeth (Yoder) Thompson; married 1900 to Martha Berthold; married 1927 to Marie Chambers.
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