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Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) —
also known as Edwin M. Abbott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 4,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; poet;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Pennsylvania, November
8, 1940 (age 63 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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Alexander Wilson Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Alexander W. Acheson; Sandie
Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
surgeon;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) —
also known as Ernest F. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
19, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., May 16,
1917 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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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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George W. Alexander (1904-1992) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., October
28, 1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Died May 16,
1992 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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King Alexander (b. 1895) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., August
23, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; newspaper
editor; chair of
Franklin County Democratic Party, 1920-22; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander and Annetta Haines (King)
Alexander. |
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Sarah Anderson Anderson (b. 1901) —
also known as Sarah A. Anderson; Sarah
Anderson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
23, 1901.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Dr. Henry A. Anderson and Maude (Smith) Anderson;
married, December
1, 1922, to Dr. Adolphus W. Anderson, Sr. |
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Elizabeth Richards Andujar (1912-1997) —
also known as Betty Andujar; Elizabeth
Richards —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
6, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1976;
member of Texas
state senate, 1973-82; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1976-82.
Female.
Presbyterian.
First
woman member of the Texas Senate; first
Republican member of the Texas Senate since Reconstruction.
Died June 8,
1997 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Thomas A. Appleby (1843-1930) —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, May 2,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; postmaster at Mt.
Union, Pa., 1867-68, 1869-85, 1889-93; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1930
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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Robert Rolland Armstrong (1910-1995) —
also known as R. Rolland Armstrong —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska; Juneau,
Alaska; Sitka,
Alaska; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born in Grapeville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
21, 1910.
Ordained
minister; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died December
16, 1995 (age 85 years, 56
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Louis Evans Atkinson (1841-1910) —
also known as Louis E. Atkinson —
of Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Delaware Township, Juniata
County, Pa., April
16, 1841.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Juniata National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1883-93; district
judge in Pennsylvania 41st District, 1901-02.
Presbyterian.
Died in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., February
5, 1910 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Volney, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Leaman Burrell Babcock and Harriet Amanda (Vose) Babcock; married
1890 to
Emma Connell; married 1903 to Mary
Dundore Arnold. |
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memorial |
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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Minister;
missionary;
university
professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961-64.
Christian
Reformed; later Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from sepsis,
in Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, N.J.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers; married, April
23, 1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Conrad Baker (1817-1885) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin
County, Pa., February
12, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-46; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1865-67; defeated, 1856; Governor of
Indiana, 1867-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
28, 1885 (age 68 years, 75
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian. German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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David Bard (1744-1815) —
of Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., 1744.
Presbyterian
minister; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1795-99, 1803-15 (10th District
1795-99, 4th District 1803-05, 5th District 1805-07, 4th District
1807-13, 9th District 1813-15); died in office 1815.
Presbyterian.
Died in Alexandria, Huntingdon
County, Pa., March
12, 1815 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Sinking
Valley Cemetery, Arch Spring, Pa.
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Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915) —
also known as Thomas R. Bard —
of Port Hueneme, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., December
8, 1841.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S.
Senator from California, 1900-05.
Presbyterian.
Died in Port Hueneme, Ventura
County, Calif., March 5,
1915 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Ventura County, Calif.
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Albert Barnes (1798-1870) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
1, 1798.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
24, 1870 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage
Co.; postmaster at Gettysburg,
Pa., 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) —
also known as James A. Beaver —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown, Perry
County, Pa., October
21, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1896-1906.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1914 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
30, 1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Albert Edwin Beech (1904-1973) —
also known as Albert E. Beech —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1940; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in April, 1973
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ferdinand Lammot Belin (1881-1961) —
also known as F. Lammot Belin —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
15, 1881.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1961
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Manning Bigelow (1850-1916) —
also known as E. M. Bigelow; "Father of Pittsburgh's
Parks" —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
6, 1850.
Republican. Civil
engineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1888;
Pittsburgh city engineer, 1880-88; chief of public works, city of
Pittsburgh, 1888-1900; Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Highway
Department, 1911-15.
Presbyterian.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Allegheny Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
6, 1916 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; statue at Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Andrew Lynn Bingham, Sr. (1883-1953) —
of New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., June 18,
1883.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, in Beaver Valley General Hospital,
New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., September
30, 1953 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, New Brighton, Pa.
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Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) —
also known as Harris J. Bixler —
of Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in New Buffalo, Perry
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk
County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk
County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa., March
29, 1941 (age 70 years, 194
days).
Interment at Duncannon
Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March
20, 1865.
Farmer;
banker;
mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August
5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo. |
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James Gray Bolton (1847-1931) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
March
17, 1847.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; moderator of the Pennsylvania Synod of Presbyterians, 1910.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
22, 1931 (age 83 years, 342
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster at Morgantown,
W.Va., 1911-15; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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William Bradford (1755-1795) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
14, 1755.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S.
Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795.
Presbyterian.
Died August
23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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Joseph I. Brittain (1858-1930) —
of East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., 1858.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died October
22, 1930 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain; married, August
2, 1894, to Martha Louise Clark. |
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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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Charles Browne (1875-1947) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Princeton, N.J., 1916-23; resigned 1923; president, board of
trustees, Princeton Hospital,
1919-23; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924; member, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 1925-31;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1936-39;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
director, First National Bank of
Princeton; director, Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
17, 1947 (age 71 years, 323
days).
Cremated.
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James Brownlee (1780-1827) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.; Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1780.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17, 1823-24.
Presbyterian.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 9,
1827 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck"; "Old Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April
23, 1791.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)
Buchanan. |
| | | Cross-reference: David
Fullerton Robison — John
A. Quitman — John
Gallagher Montgomery |
| | | Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Buchanan,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
B. Duke
— James
B. Cullison
— James
B. Holland
— James
Buchanan Siggins
— J.
B. Marcum
— James
B. Searcy
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.
Klein, President
James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James
Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The
Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England
And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In
Congress, And Sec. Of State |
| | | Critical books about James Buchanan:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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John Decker Butzner Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as John D. Butzner, Jr. —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
2, 1917.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; circuit judge in
Virginia, 1958-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1962-67; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1967-82; took
senior status 1982.
Presbyterian.
Died in Richmond,
Va., January
20, 2006 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908;
president, Tide Water Oil
Company, 1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water Associated Oil
Company, 1926-33; president, American Petroleum
Institute, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
28, 1941 (age 60 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to
Florence Payne. |
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Howard Edmond Campbell (1890-1971) —
also known as Howard E. Campbell —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
4, 1890.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
6, 1971 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871-1953) —
also known as Wooda N. Carr —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1871.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1900; postmaster at Uniontown,
Pa., 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pyelonephritis
and uremia,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., June 28,
1953 (age 82 years, 142
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Murdoch Clark (1863-1947) —
also known as James M. Clark —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., December
15, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; Pittsburgh director of public safety, 1926-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
12, 1947 (age 83 years, 59
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark and Margaret Donaldson (Mevey) Clark; married, May 3,
1893, to Jean McClane Swan; married 1929 to
Virginia J. Peters. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786-89; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.; cenotaph at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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William Clingan (1721-1790) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1721.
Justice of the peace; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1777-79; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1778.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Chester
County, Pa., May 9,
1790 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Upper
Octorora Presbyterian Cemetery, Sadsbury Township, Chester
County, Pa.
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William Floyd Clinger Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as William F. Clinger, Jr.; Bill
Clinger —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April 4,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1979-97 (23rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-97).
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) —
also known as Thomas C. Cochran —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County, Pa., November
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33,
20th District 1933-35).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1957 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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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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James W. Conger (1845-1921) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., August
6, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; roofing
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
22, 1921 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Harrison Conger and Martha (Auld) Conger; married,
February
15, 1869, to Anna M. Higgins; married, November
18, 1914, to Maude A. Miller; third cousin twice removed of Hugh
Conger; fourth cousin once removed of James
Lockwood Conger, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger, Frederick
Ward Conger, Charles
Franklin Conger, Isaac
Young Conger and Abraham
Benjamin Conger. |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) —
also known as Robert J. Corbett —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
25, 1905.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District
1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71);
defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; Allegheny
County Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Lions;
Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 243
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edward P. Crane —
of Pennsylvania; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Minister;
U.S. Consul in Stuttgart, 1887-90; Hanover, 1893-98.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke
Crawford —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Kane, McKean
County, Pa., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
later worked for the WEDH radio
station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Joseph
Sibley |
| | | Relatives: Son of Thomas L. Crawford
and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford; married to Winifred
Miller. |
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Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles N. Crosby —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, September
29, 1876.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
5, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Welsh Cuningham (1779-1840) —
also known as John W. Cuningham —
of New London, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in New London, Chester
County, Pa., 1779.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1836.
Presbyterian.
Died April
26, 1840 (age about 60
years).
Interment somewhere
in New London, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen Cuningham. |
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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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