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Post Office Politicians in Pennsylvania

  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.
  Relatives: Son of John E. Baldwin and Josephine A. (White) Baldwin; married, November 14, 1895, to Addie G. Wolters.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 9, 1837. Democrat. Banker; insurance business; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Royal Arcanum. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 2, 1900 (age 62 years, 328 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Sarah P. Hall.
  Thomas Carr Jr. (b. 1801) — of Clark County, Ind. Born in Pennsylvania, 1801. Clark County Sheriff, 1826; postmaster; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-48, 1850-51. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Carr; uncle of Andrew Jackson Carr.
  Political family: Carr family of Charlestown, Indiana.
John H. Carroll 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.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Crane and Mary (Spaulding) Crane; married 1887 to Lillian Adams.
  William M. Cuppett (b. 1843) — of Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Bedford County, Pa., December 26, 1843. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carriage and wagon manufacturer; postmaster; member Dakota territorial council, 1870-71, 1879-80. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1870, to Miss N. E. Martin.
  Harry W. Fee (1870-1960) — of Indiana, Indiana County, Pa. Born in Reed Station, Indiana County, Pa., March 3, 1870. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; postmaster; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1924; chair of Indiana County Democratic Party, 1927. Died May 18, 1960 (age 90 years, 76 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Fee and Ellen (Duncan) Fee; married, January 2, 1901, to Cora Bertha Myers.
  William J. Halderman (1840-1917) — of Mission Creek, Pawnee County, Neb.; Burchard, Pawnee County, Neb.; Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Neb. Born in Butler County, Pa., April 13, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; merchant; postmaster; banker; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1877; Pawnee County Treasurer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1899. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died January 30, 1917 (age 76 years, 292 days). Interment at Pawnee City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Halderman and Margaret (Kohlmeyer) Halderman; married 1873 to Ida Fulton (sister of Charles William Fulton and Elmer Lincoln Fulton); father of Jacob Fulton Halderman.
  Political family: Fulton-Halderman family of Pawnee City, Nebraska (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Hanna Hammond (1791-1847) — also known as Robert H. Hammond — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., April 28, 1791. Northumberland County Register and Recorder; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1837-41; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Wounded during the Mexican War; ordered home on sick leave, but died of his wounds en route, aboard the steamship Orleans, in the North Atlantic Ocean, June 2, 1847 (age 56 years, 35 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Hill (1877-1972) — also known as William H. Hill — of Johnson City, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Plains, Luzerne County, Pa., March 23, 1877. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; village president of Lestershire, New York, 1898-1901; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of New York state senate 39th District, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1919-21; chair of Broome County Republican Party, 1940-55; member of New York Republican State Executive Committee, 1945. English ancestry. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., July 24, 1972 (age 95 years, 123 days). Interment at Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Hill and Elizabeth S. Hill; married 1900 to Maude Evelyn Johnson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Edward R. Hinds Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) — of Hubbard, Hubbard County, Minn. Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857. Farmer; postmaster; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22 (District 53 1903-06, 1909-10, District 63 1915-22). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Jared Irwin (1768-1818) — of Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Georgia, January 19, 1768. Democrat. Postmaster; Northumberland County Sheriff, 1808-12; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1811; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1813-17. In 1817, assisted in the establishment of a short-lived revolutionary government on Amelia Island, Fla. Died in Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla., September 20, 1818 (age 50 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
L. P. Jenkins L. P. Jenkins (b. 1862) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lansford, Carbon County, Pa., December 20, 1862. Republican. Druggist; postmaster; mayor of Lead, S.Dak.; elected 1894, 1898; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Joseph B. Kendall (b. 1838) — of Byron, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Pennsylvania, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of the peace; postmaster; brick manufacturer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 14, 1895-98. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Allen R. Mechling (b. 1865) — of Clarington, Forest County, Pa. Born near West Sunbury, Butler County, Pa., October 5, 1865. Merchant; postmaster; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Forest County, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas P. Mooney (b. 1870) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 8, 1870. Democrat. Postal worker; merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920, 1924, 1928 (alternate); member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd District; elected 1934. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Catholic Order of Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Mooney and Mary (Bernie) Mooney; married to Mary A. McMahon.
  Bankson Taylor Morgan (b. 1841) — also known as Bankson T. Morgan — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., May 17, 1841. Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal dealer; assistant postmaster; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  James Remley Morris (1819-1899) — also known as James R. Morris — of Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio. Born in Rogersville, Greene County, Pa., January 10, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe County Treasurer, 1843; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1861-65 (17th District 1861-63, 5th District 1863-65); defeated, 1864; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; probate judge in Ohio, 1872-77; postmaster. Died in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, December 24, 1899 (age 80 years, 348 days). Interment at Morris Cemetery, Near Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John A. Nash (1827-1896) — of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., November 15, 1827. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884; postmaster. Died December 1, 1896 (age 69 years, 16 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick O'Brien (1858-1933) — of Iron River, Iron County, Mich. Born in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1858. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24; chair of Iron County Republican Party, 1923. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died, from nephritis and myocarditis, in Iron River, Iron County, Mich., January 10, 1933 (age 74 years, 307 days). Interment at Iron River Cemetery, Iron River, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1885 to Georgie E. Elliott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) — of Bellville, Austin County, Tex. Born in Lagrange, Wyoming County, Pa., May 8, 1826. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1884. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Belton, Bell County, Tex., 1903 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Junia Roberts.
  Walter Patterson (d. 1852) — of Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Columbia County, N.Y. Farmer; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23; postmaster; Columbia County Judge, 1828. Slaveowner. Died November 5, 1852. Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Catherine (Livingston) Patterson and John Patterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Rearick — of Garden City, Cass County, Mo.; Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Mo. Born in Beavertown, Snyder County, Pa. Republican. Mail carrier; produce merchant; postmaster; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cass County, 1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen of the World. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1908, to Mattie E. Riddle.
  Conrad Reid (1802-1883) — of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., September 30, 1802. Postmaster; hotel owner; mayor of Lorain, Ohio, 1874-75; resigned 1875. Died March 24, 1883 (age 80 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) — also known as Zack T. Sutley — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pa., May 1, 1848. Democrat. Farmer; postmaster; livery business; railroad builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1908; Honorary Vice-President, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., April 17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sutley and Jane (Hays) Sutley; married 1884 to Emma Starkweather; married, January 28, 1911, to Olive B. Woods; married to Anna Bard; second cousin thrice removed of Irvin Hamilton Sutley Jr. and Richard Michael Sutley.
  Political family: Sutley family of California.
  Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) — also known as Albert W. Swalm — of Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., November 30, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; U.S. Consul in Montevideo, 1897-1903; Southampton, 1903-19; Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hamilton, Bermuda, August 24, 1922 (age 76 years, 267 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm; married, October 1, 1872, to Pauline Given.
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