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Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1890.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1924;
Delaware state director, Works Progress Administration; member,
Delaware State Highway Commission.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
16, 1976 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, Del.
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Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) —
also known as Robert G. Allen —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
24, 1902.
Democrat. Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Keith, King
William County, Va., August
9, 1963 (age 60 years, 350
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Lawyer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, as of 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton; married to Dorothy Dennis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Rolland Armstrong (1910-1995) —
also known as R. Rolland Armstrong —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska; Juneau,
Alaska; Sitka,
Alaska; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born in Grapeville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
21, 1910.
Ordained
minister; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died December
16, 1995 (age 85 years, 56
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.
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Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) —
of Boyertown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Yellow House, Berks
County, Pa., February
18, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president,
Pottstown Memorial Hospital;
chair
of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72;
took senior status 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died June 2,
1973 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26,
1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser. |
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions;
Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16,
1931, to Myra Llewelyn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance
business; partner, Queen Lumber
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April
22, 1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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John J. Burns (b. 1860) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 20,
1860.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1933; candidate for
mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1937.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony J. Cafiero (b. 1900) —
also known as A. J. Cafiero —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1949-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Italian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Hazel
Koenig. |
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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Zehnder H. Confair (1906-1982) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
11, 1906.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1959-72 (24th District 1959-68, 23rd District
1969-72).
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in June, 1982
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Milton, Union
County, Pa., May 19,
1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1963-72.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Dinsmore (b. 1940) —
also known as Robert W. Dinsmore —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
26, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-76 (Monongalia County
1969-74, 27th District 1975-76); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Dinsmore and Gladys M. (Russell) Dinsmore; married to
Judith Rice. |
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John William Ditter (1888-1943) —
also known as J. William Ditter —
of Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died in
office 1943.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died in an airplane
crash near Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
21, 1943 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Park, Ambler, Pa.
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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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Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) —
also known as Charles J. Esterly —
of Wyomissing, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., February
8, 1888.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Wernersville, Berks
County, Pa., September
3, 1940 (age 52 years, 208
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Charles Conner Evans (b. 1858) —
also known as Charles C. Evans —
of Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa.
Born in Briarcreek Township, Columbia
County, Pa., January
10, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 26th District, 1906-16,
1925-38; appointed 1906, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis Michael Fisher (b. 1944) —
also known as D. Michael Fisher; Mike
Fisher —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
7, 1944.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1981-96; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; Republican candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1994 (primary), 2002; Pennsylvania
state attorney general; elected 1996, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Elks; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Frederick Voris Follmer (b. 1885) —
also known as Frederick V. Follmer —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
13, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer; married, May 30,
1921, to Ella Brown. |
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James A. Garrity (b. 1878) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Griffith, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
18, 1878.
Democrat. Coal miner;
probation
officer; insurance
broker; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary; Elks; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August
7, 1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) —
also known as Harry M. Hammond —
of Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; building
materials business; postmaster at Alameda,
Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309
days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.
Cremated.
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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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D. Elmer Hawbaker (b. 1916) —
of Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., November
30, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1961-72.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Taylor Hubbs Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Lewis T. Hubbs —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in North Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
24, 1923.
Republican. Chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1960-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 28th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis T. Hubbs, Sr. and Mary (Hainsworth) Hubbs; married to
Dorothy Eloise Ward. |
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Robert C. Jubelirer (b. 1937) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., February
9, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1975-2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Jubelirer and Dorothy (Brett) Jubelirer. |
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David E. Kaufman (1883-1962) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., May 15,
1883.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1928-29; Siam, 1930-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Lions; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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William Kelly (1854-1937) —
of Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Slipped and
fell while descending steps, and died nine days later from his
injuries, in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
1, 1937 (age 83 years, 167
days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Jana M. Kemp (b. 1965) —
of Garden City, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1965.
Member of Idaho
state house of representatives; elected 2004; defeated
(Republican), 2006; Independent candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2010.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March
19, 1918.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse; married, May 17,
1941, to Geraldine Moore. |
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Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) —
also known as Edward G. Latch —
of Washington,
D.C.; Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
14, 1901.
Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of President Richard
Nixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House.
Died in Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md., April 9,
1993 (age 92 years, 85
days).
Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, Va.
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William B. Lentz (1920-1977) —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1965-76.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) —
also known as A. H. Letzler —
of Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Sweden,
July
1, 1884.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1972
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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H. Craig Lewis (b. 1944) —
of Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 22,
1944.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1975-94.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives: Son
of Harold W. Lewis and Dorothy M. Lewis; married to Nancy
Haigh. |
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married, September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney. |
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Alan Wood Lukens (b. 1924) —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Ankara, as of 1952; Istanbul, as of 1953; U.S. Consul in Brazzaville, as of 1960; U.S. Consul General in Cape Town, 1979-82; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Brazzaville), 1984-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died, from acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married, October
2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father of John
P. McKinney. |
| | | The Stewart B. McKinney Transportation
Center (built 1987), in Stamford,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — The Stewart B. McKinney National
Wildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow Wildlife
Refuge; renamed 1987), in Fairfield,
New
Haven, and Middlesex
counties, Connecticut, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Jameson McMains (1867-1933) —
also known as Samuel J. McMains —
of Leechburg, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Elizabeth, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
29, 1867.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
postmaster at Leechburg,
Pa., 1931-33 (acting, 1931-32).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from diabetes
mellitus, and complications of the amputation of his right leg
for gangrene,
in Allegheny Valley General Hospital,
Natrona Heights, Harrison Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1933 (age 66 years, 263
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Leechburg, Pa.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Rotary; Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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John Ball Osborne (b. 1868) —
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 24,
1868.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Ghent, 1889-93; Le Havre, as of 1912-19; lawyer;
U.S. Consul General in Le Havre, as of 1919-20; Christiania, as of 1920-21; Genoa, as of 1921-26; Stockholm, as of 1927-29; Budapest, as of 1932.
Member, Rotary; Loyal
Legion; Zeta
Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Wilson Peacock (1902-1972) —
also known as Ralph W. Peacock —
of Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa.; Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
9, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1948, 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Washington
County, Pa., May 4,
1972 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Vance David Peacock and Luella (Wilson) Peacock; married to
Margaret Milligan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank M. M. Pennell and Ida (McCanley) Pennell; married to Ruth
Glenn Pennell. |
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer;
president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Dominic F. Pileggi —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1999-2002; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 2001-04; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. |
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George Rankin Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin; married to Annie E.
Flanagan. |
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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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Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Sammons and Catherine (Gordon) Sammons; married 1939 to
Cecilia Rodgers. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary; Theta
Kappa Phi.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in DuBois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer;
political
consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 8th District, 1976-81; member of
New
Jersey state senate 8th District, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sarah A. Schaeffer (1911-1998) —
also known as Sarah A. Bauer —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
27, 1911.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., May 22,
1998 (age 87 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John A. Bauer and Carrie D. (Kleeman) Bauer; married, April
20, 1930, to Harold Herzil Schaeffer. |
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Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) —
also known as Raymond P. Shafer —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., March 5,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1948-56; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1959-62; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1967-71.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of heart
failure, in Meadville Medical
Center, Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
12, 2006 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Union Township, Crawford County, Pa.
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Bernard C. Smith (1923-1993) —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., July 29,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1962-65; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1966-68.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
19, 1993 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
13, 1991 (age 64 years, 176
days).
Interment at Shelburne
Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt.
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Victor Bernard Stader Jr. (1908-1982) —
also known as Victor B. Stader, Jr. —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 25,
1908.
Democrat. Furniture
business; burgess
of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1950-61; mayor
of Latrobe, Pa., 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
73 years).
Interment at St. Vincent Cemetery, Latrobe, Pa.
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Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) —
also known as Benjamin F. Starr —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Lisburn, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
18, 1867.
Owner and manager, Starr Granite
Works; mayor of
Corry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Seemingly uninjured in an automobile
accident which overturned his car, he collapsed and died a few
minutes later, possibly from a head injury or heart
attack, in Rome Township, Crawford
County, Pa., July 27,
1932 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert M. Tomlinson (b. 1945) —
also known as Tommy Tomlinson —
of Bensalem, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born December
4, 1945.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1991-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1995-2004.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Redmen;
Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions;
Rotary; Eagles.
Inducted, Automotive Hall of
Fame, 1982.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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