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Martin Ragan (b. 1899) —
of Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
11, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Ragan; married, February
5, 1924, to Suzanne Ubrin; father of Martin A.
Ragan. |
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor
of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian. Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
22, 1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Nathaniel Ramsey (1741-1817) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 1,
1741.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1785; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
23, 1817 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Samuel Jackson Randall (1828-1890) —
also known as Samuel J. Randall; "The Great
Commoner" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
10, 1828.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1863-90 (1st District 1863-75,
3rd District 1875-90); died in office 1890; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1876-81; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1880,
1884.
Presbyterian.
Died, from peritonitis
and septicemia,
in Washington,
D.C., April
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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.
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James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
11, 1809.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Original interment at South
Potomac Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.;
reinterment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Sylvester Baker Sadler (1876-1931) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1876.
District judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1916-20; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., March 1,
1931 (age 54 years, 153
days).
Interment at Carlisle
Mausoleum, Carlisle, Pa.
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Bryan L. Schaefer —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.; Broomall, Delaware
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1938-41.
Presbyterian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) —
also known as William W. Scranton —
of Dalton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, New Haven
County, Conn., July 19,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Chi Psi.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Montecito, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., July 28,
2013 (age 96 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William G. Sesler (b. 1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April
18, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1961-72; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1970.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1999.
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George Sharswood (1810-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1810.
Lawyer;
law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1837; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1845-67; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-82.
Presbyterian.
Died May 28,
1883 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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The World War II Liberty
ship SS George Sharswood (built 1943 at Baltimore,
Maryland; scrapped 1962) was named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "This monument, erected by
membes of the Philadelphia bar, commemorates the genius and virtues
of one distinguished as a legal author and professor of law,
President Judge of the District Court, Associate and Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Sheakley (1829-1917) —
of Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sheakleyville, Mercer
County, Pa., April
24, 1829.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1892;
Governor
of Alaska District, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1917 (age 88 years, 230
days).
Interment at Shenango
Valley Cemetery, Greenville, Pa.
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George Shiras Jr. (1832-1924) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
26, 1832.
Lawyer;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; retired 1903.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died, as the result of a fall, in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
2, 1924 (age 92 years, 189
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Grace M. Sloan —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Dayton, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1956; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1961-65, 1969-; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1965-69.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born near Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March
15, 1870.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906 to
Florence Belle Cox. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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James Smith (1719-1806) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
September
17, 1719.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1780.
Presbyterian.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., July 11,
1806 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, York, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Smith (1757-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
3, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1793-95; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-1800; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1801-09; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1809-11.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
26, 1842 (age 85 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Smith (1752-1839) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 27,
1752.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; shipowner;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1790-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1793-1803, 1816-22 (5th District
1793-1801, at-large 1801-03, 5th District 1816-22); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1803-15, 1822-33; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1835-38.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April
22, 1839 (age 86 years, 269
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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William Smith (1728-1814) —
of Maryland.
Born in Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
12, 1728.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1777-78; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1801-02.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
27, 1814 (age 85 years, 349
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Graveyard, Baltimore, Md.
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John Maugridge Snowden (1776-1845) —
also known as John M. Snowden —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1776.
Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1825-28; state court judge in Pennsylvania,
1840-45.
Presbyterian.
Died of heart
disease, April 2,
1845 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Concord
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 17,
1914.
Democrat. Opera
singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in the Attleboro Nursing
Home, Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa., October
3, 1990 (age 76 years, 78
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Samuel Sterett (1758-1833) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1758.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1789; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 12,
1833 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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James Bolton Stewart (1882-1969) —
also known as James B. Stewart —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1882.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Pernambuco, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1918-22; Tampico, as of 1924; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1938-40; Zurich, 1940; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1969
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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William Strong (1808-1895) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., May 6,
1808.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
19, 1895 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) —
also known as Junius M. Strouss —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Harshaville, Beaver
County, Pa., May 29,
1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1933-40; appointed 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Rukenbrod Suppes (d. 1964) —
also known as Walter R. Suppes —
of Southmont, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presbyterian; later Christian
Scientist. Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1964.
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Phillips Talbot (1915-2010) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 7,
1915.
Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Greece, 1965-69.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died October
1, 2010 (age 95 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Taylor (1716-1781) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Ireland,
1716.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1781
(age about
65 years).
Original interment at St.
John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; reinterment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 15,
1982 (age 105 years,
345 days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris C. Taylor and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor; married to
Bertha May Shertzer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March
31, 1864.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian. Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Robert J. Thompson (c.1938-2006) —
also known as Bob Thompson —
of West Goshen Township, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., about 1938.
Republican. Photographer;
Chester
County Commissioner, 1979-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1995-2006; died in office 2006.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died, from complications of pulmonary
fibrosis, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
26, 2006 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph H. Thompson and Winifred Thompson; married to Nancy
Blackman. |
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Frank Mattern Trexler (1861-1947) —
also known as Frank M. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born January
9, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1947 (age 86 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
10, 1852.
Poet;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1913-17; Luxembourg, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Died April
10, 1933 (age 80 years, 151
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) —
of Ohio; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
2, 1793.
Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840; Minnesota
territorial auditor, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1859-60; postmaster
at Stillwater,
Minn., 1861-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., January
24, 1879 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Thomas Gaylord Vennum (1833-1898) —
also known as Thomas G. Vennum —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
25, 1833.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill., June 29,
1898 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watseka, Ill.
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Robert Smith Walker (b. 1942) —
also known as Robert S. Walker —
of East Petersburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., December
23, 1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1977-97.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Wanamaker (1838-1922) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 11,
1838.
Republican. Merchant;
opened John Wanamaker & Company store in
1877 (forerunner of modern department
store); organizer and director, Merchants' Bank;
director, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad;
organizer (with others) and trustee, Presbyterian Hospital;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912,
1916.
Presbyterian. Alsatian
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
12, 1922 (age 84 years, 154
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Oxford, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; burgess
of Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1960; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Thompson Watson (1844-1916) —
also known as David T. Watson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
2, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., February
24, 1916 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of James Watson and Maria Woodbridge (Morgan) Watson; married to
Margaret Hepburn Walker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Joseph Walker Wear (b. 1876) —
also known as Joseph W. Wear —
of Penllyn, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1876.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Doubles champion of U.S. in court tennis; racquet doubles champion of
U.S.; chair, Davis Cup committee.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Hutchinson Wear and Nancy (Holliday) Wear; married, April
14, 1903, to Adaline Coleman Potter. |
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Preacher;
university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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William Porter Witherow (1888-1960) —
also known as William P. Witherow —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., April
15, 1888.
Republican. Engineer;
steel
executive; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the elevator
of the Farmers Bank Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
7, 1960 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frank Rudolph Wolf (b. 1939) —
also known as Frank R. Wolf —
of Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1981-; defeated,
1976, 1978.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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Cyrus E. Woods (1861-1938) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., September
3, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1901-08; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1912-13; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1915-21; resigned 1921; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1921-23; Japan, 1923-24; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1929-30.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from uremic poisoning (kidney
failure), in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
8, 1938 (age 77 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Hubert Work (1860-1942) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Marion Center, Indiana
County, Pa., July 3,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1908,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Colorado
Republican state chair, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1920; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1928-29; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1922-23; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1923-28.
Presbyterian. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
14, 1942 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Clark Work (1859-1926) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Dunbar Township, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1907-26; bank
director.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March
31, 1926 (age 67 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married, April
16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Frederick P. Wright (1854-1916) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
25, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
work; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1892-94.
Presbyterian.
Died in Florida Keys, Monroe
County, Fla., February
18, 1916 (age 62 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young. |
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