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Charles Thomas Aikens (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles T. Aikens —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Born in Siglerville, Mifflin
County, Pa., December
14, 1862.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Susquehanna University, 1905-27; president, Selinsgrove Realty
Co.; vice-president and treasurer, Nittany Real Estate Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Selinsgrove; director, Sunbury and Selinsgrove Electric
Railroad; director, Nittany Light, Heat
& Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Lucinda (Hassenpflug) Aikens; married,
November
26, 1889, to Athalia Clara Gitt; married, February
3, 1915, to Carrie (Specht) Smith. |
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Joseph Alexander —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Woodward Township, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897-1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Republican. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ellwood Becker (1853-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 20,
1853.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1891-98; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1903 (age 49 years, 189
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Elmer T. Beltz (1861-1950) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., July 19,
1861.
Republican. Merchant;
real estate and insurance
business; postmaster at Laramie,
Wyo., 1898-1905, 1930-34.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died June 12,
1950 (age 88 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Adolph Berky (1897-1945) —
also known as Al Berky; Adolph Berkowitz —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1897.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Jewish.
Died, from meningitis
and tuberculosis,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 17,
1945 (age 48 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate business; president of the
Clearfield gas and
water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) —
of Elkins Park, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1902.
Republican. Real estate broker; real estate developer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Died, from cancer,
heart
disease, and pneumonia,
in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1991 (age 88 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905.
Democrat. Constable; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Goldie (Grodsky) Blondy and Hyman Blondy; married to Frances
Goldberg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Andrew Boden (d. 1835) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Lawyer;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1817-21.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
20, 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) —
also known as James W. Bosler —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 4,
1833.
Lawyer;
merchant;
real estate agent; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1882.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Joseph S. Cauffiel (1870-1932) —
also known as "Fighting Joe" —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born, in a log
house in Jenner Township, Somerset
County, Pa., October
8, 1870.
Real estate loan business; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1912-16, 1920-24, 1928-29.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 9,
1932 (age 61 years, 275
days).
Interment at Jenners Baptist Church Cemetery, Jenners, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Maddox Cauffiel and Mary (Hammer) Cauffiel; married, June 15,
1898, to Rebecca Brinton Sellers. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William Hannum Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William H. Clark —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Doe Run, Chester
County, Pa., October
25, 1877.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1927-36; chair of
Chester County Republican Party, 1927, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Cook (born c.1923) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sagamore, Armstrong
County, Pa., about 1923.
Real estate business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1977-79.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Doyle Corman Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman; married to Rebecca
Kay Davis. |
| | | Cross-reference: Rick
Santorum |
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James J. Coyne (b. 1882) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born June 11,
1882.
Republican. Hotelier;
real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rd
District; elected 1922; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1925-36; defeated, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Cramer and Susan (Arnold) Cramer; married, February
23, 1884, to Mary Ann George. |
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years,
92 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Knox Polk Fenner (b. 1844) —
also known as James K. P. Fenner —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Monroe
County, Pa., July 20,
1844.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; postmaster at Ashley,
Pa., 1885-89; justice of the peace.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) —
also known as Max Fisher —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 15,
1908.
Republican. Oil
business; real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1976,
1984,
1988
(alternate), 1992.
Jewish.
Died in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., March 3,
2005 (age 96 years, 231
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Republican. Real estate broker; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. Jean
Varner. |
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Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 14,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
realtor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1951-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed; married to Betty
Arline McMillan. |
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Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1943.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate developer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1977-2004; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo; married to Susan A.
Vena. |
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Arthur J. Gardner (b. 1917) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., May 11,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate business; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1955-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Gardner, Sr. and Elizabeth (Carlin)
Gardner. |
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Arthur R. Gemberling —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. College
teacher; real estate broker; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Laurence V. Gibb (1899-1967) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; auditor;
workman's
compensation referee; justice of the peace; investigator;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-66; burgess
of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 1957-61; mayor
of Sewickley, Pa., 1961-65.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died July 31,
1967 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Sewickley
Cemetery, Sewickley, Pa.
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Boyd Elmer Golder (1892-1978) —
also known as Boyd E. Golder —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., June 18,
1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; real estate broker; Utica city assessor, 1938-46;
mayor
of Utica, N.Y., 1946-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Deemer Golder and Laura Bernetta (Dietterich)
Golder. |
| | | Image source: Syracuse Herald-American,
December 25, 1955 |
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Frank Joseph Harris (b. 1881) —
also known as Frank J. Harris —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1881.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1912-15; Allegheny
County Commissioner, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1927-36; defeated, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
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William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) —
also known as W. R. Hopkins; "Chautauqua
Bill" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
industrial real estate developer; promoter of Cleveland Short
Line Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
city
manager of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-30; he was fascinated by aviation,
in 1925, he successfully advocated purchase of land for an airport,
the first
municipal airport in the United States.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John W. Howell —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Real estate broker; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1931-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) —
also known as Daniel N. Hunt —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa., January
28, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
real estate business; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of
Redfield, S.D.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel N. Hunt and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt; married to Adalyn J.
Ellis. |
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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as Henry E. Huntington —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
27, 1850.
Republican. Owned and expanded the streetcar
and trolley system in Southern California; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from kidney
disease and pneumonia,
in Lankenau Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 23,
1927 (age 77 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married 1873 to Mary
Alice Prentice; married 1913 to
Arabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. |
| | | The city
of Huntington
Beach, California, is named for
him. — The city
of Huntington
Park, California, is named for
him. — Huntington Lake,
in Fresno
County, California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Hotel
(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as the
Huntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntington
hotel) in Pasadena,
California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Library,
Art
Museum, and Botanical
Gardens, on his former estate, in San
Marino, California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Leonard P. Kane (born c.1898) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born about 1898.
Republican. Real estate appraiser; candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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William Chester Kerbaugh (b. 1858) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Riegelsville, Bucks
County, Pa., September
27, 1858.
Miner;
land agent; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos W. Knepper (b. 1841) —
of Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Berlin, Somerset
County, Pa., April
14, 1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Monroe Henry Kulp (1858-1911) —
also known as Monroe H. Kulp; "Farmer
Kulp" —
of Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Barto, Berks
County, Pa., October
23, 1858.
Republican. Lumber and
timber business; builder;
real estate developer; organizer and president of the
Lewisburg and Buffalo Valley Railroad;
also president of the North and West Branch Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1895-99.
Died in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1911 (age 52 years, 361
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa.
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John Larkin Jr. (1804-1896) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Concord Township, Delaware
County, Pa., October
3, 1804.
Merchant;
river
transportation business; Delaware
County Sheriff, 1840; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1845-46; real estate
developer; mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1866-72; banker.
One of the founders of Chester Rural Cemetery.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., July 22,
1896 (age 91 years, 293
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (Thomas) Larkin and John Larkin; married, January
25, 1827, to Charlotte Johnson Morton; married, October
23, 1849, to Mary A. Boggs; ancestor *** of Joseph
Larkin Eyre. |
| | | Political family: Eyre
family of Chester, Pennsylvania. |
| | | Larkin School
(built 1894, demolished 1988), in Chester,
Pennsylvania, was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Dale H. Learn —
of Pennsylvania.
Real estate and insurance
business; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1942; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1946; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real estate and investments,
1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
1, 2003 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anne Claghorn Longstreth (c.1921-2008) —
also known as Anne C. Longstreth; Nancy Longstreth;
Anne Strawbridge Claghorn —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born about 1921.
Republican. Real estate agent; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Female.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
10, 2008 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Edward Magill (1861-1913) —
also known as Samuel E. Magill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
18, 1861.
Coal
business; real estate business; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1897-1907; Guadalajara, 1908-11; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1907-08.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., January
30, 1913 (age 51 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Magill and Louisa (Jones) Magill; married, June 30,
1887, to Julia Francis Groves. |
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Donald Kirk Marchand (1885-1958) —
also known as Don K. Marchand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
13, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate business; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-58; appointed 1953;
died in office 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 31,
1958 (age 72 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Anthony McCall (b. 1955) —
also known as James A. McCall; Jim McCall —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in a hospital
at Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
26, 1955.
Democrat. Realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) —
also known as Lincoln L. McCandless —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., September
18, 1859.
Mining
business; real estate business; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1902-06; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
5, 1940 (age 81 years, 17
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Francis Bernard McClain (1864-1925) —
also known as Frank B. McClain; "The Red Rose of
Lancaster" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
14, 1864.
Republican. Livestock
dealer; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910;
Speaker
of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; resigned 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Elks; Moose.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
11, 1925 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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John J. McCreesh (b. 1881) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August, 1881.
Democrat. Garage
owner; real estate business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1935-46, 1951-74 (4th District 1935-46, 1951-68,
8th District 1969-74).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter J. McCreesh and Mary Ann (Campbell) McCreesh; married to
Susan A. McCabe. |
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article |
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Ira McJunkin (b. 1860) —
of Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., February
13, 1860.
Lawyer;
Butler
County District Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph McLaughlin (1867-1926) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Burt, County Donegal, Ireland,
June
9, 1867.
Republican. Real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-19, 1921-23 (3rd District
1917-19, at-large 1921-23).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died November
21, 1926 (age 59 years, 165
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1795.
Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. Joseph
Hiester, 1820-23; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1827; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1828-29; real estate
business.
German
ancestry.
Died in Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
17, 1831 (age 36 years, 239
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate and insurance
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April
17, 1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married 1889 to Rhoda
Elma Parker. |
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memorial |
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W. R. Orndorff (born c.1866) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1866.
Democrat. Realtor; member of Washington
state senate 3rd District, 1935-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Ellis T. Pierce (b. 1846) —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1903-04.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Walter S. Pytko (b. 1901) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1901.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis M. Pytko and Anna (Boruta) Pytko; married to Helen
Stachowiak. |
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph P. Rigby (b. 1906) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
2, 1906.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1951-52, 1955-60; defeated, 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Rigby and Anne (Lavelle) Rigby; married to Hilda
Young. |
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Warren R. Roberts —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1927-37; resigned 1937; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sadie Dreisbach. |
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1937 |
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Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) —
also known as Robert L. Rodgers —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan., June 2,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
and real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,
28th District 1945-47).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1960
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Rocky
Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
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David Scull (1917-1968) —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
16, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate business; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1962-64; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,
Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.
Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a Montgomery
County law against racial discrimination in housing.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a County
Council meeting, in the Montgomery County
Building, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soon
after in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1968 (age 50 years, 129
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838-1903) —
also known as Robert J. C. Walker —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born near West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., October
20, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; magazine
publisher; oil
producer; land, lumber, and
coal
mining business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1881-83; chemist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1903 (age 65 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Channing Way (1877-1954) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., July 17,
1877.
Real estate and insurance
business; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1919-21.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., January
20, 1954 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marshall Scarlet Way (1845-1925) —
also known as Marshall S. Way —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., February
12, 1845.
Coal
and lumber
business; chief
burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1886-94; real estate
agent; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1895-96.
Died March
12, 1925 (age 80 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Wilkins (1836-1917) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Real estate business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1879-82.
Died September
15, 1917 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Wilson (1779-1868) —
of Fairfield, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown, York County (now Fairfield, Adams
County), Pa., April
28, 1779.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
justice of the peace; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1823-29; real
estate business.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., July 19,
1868 (age 89 years, 82
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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William Henry Witte (1817-1876) —
also known as William H. Witte —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., October
4, 1817.
Democrat. Merchant;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1853-55; newspaper
editor.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
24, 1876 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at Durham
Cemetery, Durham, Pa.
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