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Paul Bartram Dague (1898-1974) —
also known as Paul B. Dague —
of Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Whitford, Chester
County, Pa., May 19,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Chester
County Sheriff, 1944-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1947-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Grange.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., December
2, 1974 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Mitchell Elias Daniels (b. 1949) —
also known as Mitch Daniels; "The
Blade" —
of Indiana.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., April 7,
1949.
Chief of staff for Sen. Richard
Lugar, 1977-82; executive director, National Republican
Senatorial Committee, 1983-84; president, North American Pharmaceutical
Operations, Eli Lilly & Co., 1993-97; director, U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, 2001-03; Governor of
Indiana, 2005-13; president,
Purdue University, 2013-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Joseph Darlington (1765-1851) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.; Limestone (now Maysville), Mason
County, Ky.; West Union, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., July 19,
1765.
Member of Northwest
Territory legislature, 1799-1801; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Adams County, 1802;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1803.
Presbyterian.
Died, of cholera,
in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, August
2, 1851 (age 86 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Meredith Darlington and Sarah (Davis) Darlington; married, March
18, 1790, to Sarah Wilson. |
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William Davis Jr. (1812-1881) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Vernon Township, Crawford
County, Pa., September
7, 1812.
Shoe and
leather business; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1845-46, 1863; Crawford
County Treasurer; Crawford
County Judge, 1864-78.
Presbyterian.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 20,
1881 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davis and Mary (Cotton) Davis; married, April 1,
1834, to Mary Johnston. |
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Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) —
also known as Clyde R. Dengler —
of Newtown Square, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Fleetwood, Berks
County, Pa., May 10,
1899.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1969-74.
Presbyterian. Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1992 (age 93 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gertrude Detweiler (1895-1988) —
also known as Gertrude E. Homan; Mrs. W. H.
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March
12, 1895.
Republican. Nurse;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956;
chair, Arrangements Committee, chair, 1960.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died, in the Lewiston Care
Center, Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, July 20,
1988 (age 93 years, 130
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Robert J. Dodds (b. 1877) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Spratt Dodds and Sarah Jane (Wallace) Dodds; married, February
14, 1914, to Agnes J. Raw. |
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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) —
also known as Alfred E. Driscoll —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
25, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of
New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948,
1952
(speaker);
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died March 9,
1975 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Haddonfield
Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer
and strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld; married, June 9,
1903, to Lissa Grace MacBurney. |
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Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., January
25, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Solicitor, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 16,
1914, to Edna May Pritts. |
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12,
1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
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Donald Heston Eaton (1923-2000) —
also known as Donald H. Eaton —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Lost Creek, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
29, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 2000 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Oakmont, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bernard Eaton and Georgia Alice (Heston) Eaton; married to
Lois Nicholas. |
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memorial |
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising
business; newspaper
publisher; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936.
Presbyterian; later Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Marvin Lionel Esch (1927-2010) —
also known as Marvin L. Esch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flinton, Cambria
County, Pa., August
4, 1927.
Republican. University
professor; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1990.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 19,
2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) —
also known as John C. Evans —
of Ridley Park, Delaware
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans; married, January
7, 1920, to Augusta Caroline Rodemann. |
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John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) —
also known as John H. Ewing —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October
5, 1796.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 9,
1887 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Wayne S. Ewing (1929-2010) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
14, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., March
19, 2010 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Edward Thomas Fairchild (1872-1965) —
also known as Edward T. Fairchild —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., June 17,
1872.
Republican. Printer;
lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-10, 1915-16; circuit judge in Wisconsin,
1916-30; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-57; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1954-57.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1965 (age 93 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Tom Feeney III (b. 1958) —
also known as Tom Feeney —
of Oviedo, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 21,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1990-94, 1996-2002;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida; U.S.
Representative from Florida 24th District, 2003-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) —
also known as Gus Fey —
of Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hawley, Wayne
County, Pa., February
3, 1861.
Blacksmith;
mayor
of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 2,
1944 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
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Thomas Edward Finegan (b. 1866) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in West Fulton, Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1866.
School
teacher; lawyer; bank
director; Pennsylvania
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-21.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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John K. Finley (d. 1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. College
professor; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1885.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) —
also known as John S. Fisher —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., May 25,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1901-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916
(speaker),
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1936;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; defeated in primary, 1922; chairman of
Capitol Investigating Commission, which exposed frauds in the
furnishing of the Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of
board, National Union Fire
Insurance Company.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1940 (age 73 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) —
also known as Edwin J. Fithian —
of Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Portersville, Butler
County, Pa., July 1,
1863.
Physician;
president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of the
successor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers of industrial
compressors and marine
engines; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918; burgess
of Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from acute cardiac
decompensation, in Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa., May 15,
1953 (age 89 years, 318
days).
Entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; married
to Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito. |
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memorial |
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Wilmot E. Fleming (1916-1978) —
of Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1916.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-64; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1964-78; died in office 1978.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died May 20,
1978 (age 61 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959) —
also known as Henry P. Fletcher —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., April
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1909-14; Luxembourg, 1923-24; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1914-16; Mexico, 1916-19; Belgium, 1922-24; Italy, 1924-29; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1934-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
member, Resolutions Committee, 1940;
Parliamentarian, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 10,
1959 (age 86 years, 91
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet M. Foresman —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Dakota, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
On a hunting
trip, he suffered a heart
attack while sitting in his
Jeep, holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on Fox
Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Sellers Frazer (born c.1850) —
also known as Robert S. Frazer —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa., about 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1877-79; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania, 1897-1914; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930-36.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Caleb T. Frazer and Sarah J. (Baker) Frazer; married, September
25, 1879, to Loretta Gilfillan. |
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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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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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
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Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs (1821-1874) —
also known as Jonathan C. Gibbs —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1821.
Minister;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1868; secretary
of state of Florida, 1868-73; Florida
superintendent of public instruction, 1873-74.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., August
14, 1874 (age 52 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David S. Gifford (1907-1984) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., February
27, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1957-58.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
14, 1984 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford; married to Martha
Carr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John G. Good Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 17,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1971-72.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Stewart John Greenleaf (b. 1939) —
also known as Stewart J. Greenleaf —
of Willow Grove, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1979-2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart William Greenleaf and Belford (Denner) Greenleaf; married
to Cecilia Kelly Finley. |
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James Charles Greenwood (b. 1951) —
also known as James C. Greenwood; Jim
Greenwood —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 4,
1951.
Republican. Legislative assistant to State Rep. John
S. Renninger, 1972-76; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1981-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1987-93; resigned 1993; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., March 5,
1794.
Lawyer;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1833-46; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70; retired 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1870 (age 76 years, 204
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died July 7,
1984 (age 76 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall; married, July 18,
1936, to Jane R. Armstrong. |
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William Albert Harbison (b. 1874) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1874.
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pollock Harbison and Emma Jane (Boyd) Harbison; married, November
2, 1911, to Harriet Virginia Euwer. |
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William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) —
also known as William M. Hargest —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester,
Va., August
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married
1895 to
Kingsley LeGalliene. |
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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March
15, 1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad
Dressing Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
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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John Hendricks (1792-1866) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
30, 1792.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., July 24,
1866 (age 74 years, 85
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
28, 1773.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; founder of
Greensburg, Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana
state senate, 1831-34.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., March
31, 1835 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.; memorial monument at Decatur County Courthouse Grounds, Greensburg, Ind.
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William Hendricks Jr. (1809-1850) —
of Indiana.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
7, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana
state senate, 1848-50.
Presbyterian.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 19,
1850 (age 41 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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David Holmes (1769-1832) —
of Winchester,
Va.; Washington, Adams
County, Miss.
Born near Hanover, York
County, Pa., March
10, 1769.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th
District 1807-09); Governor
of Mississippi Territory, 1809-11, 1812-15; Governor of
Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., August
20, 1832 (age 63 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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John D. Hopper (b. 1923) —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
9, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1977-92.
Presbyterian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellis S. Hopper and Adra (Dunfer) Hopper; married to Ann
Bowman. |
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William Henry Hornblower (1820-1883) —
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., March
21, 1820.
Republican. Minister;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 16,
1883 (age 63 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Churchill Houston (c.1746-1788) —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., about 1746.
College
professor; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85; lawyer;
clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1781-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis,
while lodging at an inn in
Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
12, 1788 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edward Louis Howard (b. 1926) —
also known as Edward L. Howard —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
25, 1926.
Republican. Board chairman, Neshaminy Valley Bank;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1971-86.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives: Son
of C. Edward Howard and Marjorie (Johnston) Howard; married, March
16, 1949, to Barbara Blackmarr. |
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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.
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Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
24, 1749.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1791-1800, 1811-16; U.S.
Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800-01; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1812; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1821-22.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1822 (age 73 years, 7
days).
Interment at Old
Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Samuel Sloan Jack (1836-1909) —
also known as Samuel S. Jack —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
17, 1836.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
publisher; real estate
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1875-78; postmaster at Decatur,
Ill., 1887-91.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, August
17, 1909 (age 72 years, 304
days).
Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) —
also known as Benjamin R. Jones —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Dallas, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 29,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones;
married 1956 to Jane
Randall. |
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Enos M. Jones (1873-1933) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., 1873.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1911-14; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
31, 1933 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Altoona, Pa.
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