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Politician members in Pennsylvania

  Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 9, 1837. Democrat. Banker; insurance business; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Royal Arcanum. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 2, 1900 (age 62 years, 328 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Sarah P. Hall.
  Benjamin Budd Cannon (1866-1948) — also known as B. Budd Cannon — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in New Jersey, December 18, 1866. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons. Died January 27, 1948 (age 81 years, 40 days). Burial location unknown.
  Pearson Church (born c.1838) — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Mercer County, Pa., about 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; district judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gaylord Church and Church; married 1868 to Kate Law.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Katherine 'Katie' Aberle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Page (1795-1875) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 8, 1795. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1833-41; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1846-49. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 5, 1875 (age 80 years, 28 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Page and Mary Page.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Plymouth Warren Snyder (1851-1943) — also known as Plymouth W. Snyder — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., March 1, 1851. Republican. Druggist; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District, 1911-14; member of Pennsylvania state senate 30th District, 1915-26. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Royal and Select Masters. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., December 19, 1943 (age 92 years, 293 days). Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Snyder and Sarah C. (Bowers) Snyder; married to Cora Eleanor Moore.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Bruce F. Sterling Bruce Foster Sterling (1870-1945) — also known as Bruce F. Sterling — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., September 28, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edward C. Higbee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1924, 1928; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1910; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1917-19; defeated, 1920; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1921. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar. Died in 1945 (age about 74 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Christian C. Sterling and Rebecca T. Sterling; married, December 4, 1889, to May Conner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) — also known as J. Howard Swick — of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa. Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., August 6, 1879. Republican. Homeopathic physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in 1952 (age about 72 years). Interment at Concord Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Esther LeEthel Duncan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George Washington Wagoner George Washington Wagoner (1856-1919) — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1856. Democrat. Printer; physician; one of the organizers, and director, of the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884; mayor of Johnstown, Pa., 1896-99. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 26, 1919 (age 63 years, 63 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Rev. George Wagoner and Mary L. (Henrie) Wagoner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Cambria County (1907)
Leon F. Wheatley Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) — of Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in West Franklin, Armstrong County, Pa., February 20, 1872. Republican. Dry goods merchant; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y., December 19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303 days). Interment at Hornell Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
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