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Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) —
also known as Edwin M. Abbott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 4,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; poet;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Pennsylvania, November
8, 1940 (age 63 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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James Lee Adams (1873-1946) —
also known as James L. Adams —
of Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., May 27,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1907-09; resigned 1909; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1909-12; as receiver to wrap up the
affairs of a defunct Pittsburgh bank, he allegedly failed to pay
$22,000 owed to the city; in November 1926, he was arrested
in St. Petersburg, Florida, and charged
with embezzlement;
released on $10,000 bond; re-arrested
in December, after detectives received information that he was about
to jump
bail; waived extradition and voluntarily returned to Pittsburgh;
the case against him was dropped in April 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
20, 1946 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Adams and Mary Emma (Butler) Adams; married to Elise M.
Campbell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William David Blakeslee Ainey (1864-1932) —
also known as William D. B. Ainey —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1911-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
4, 1932 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
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Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., August
9, 1870.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married 1896 to Anna
M. Rosenberry. |
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George Washington Allen —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Warren
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874-76; district judge in
Colorado, 1888-1910; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1917-27; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Samuel Allen and Mary
Allen. |
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George Elias Alter (1868-1940) —
also known as George E. Alter —
of Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Springdale, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1913-14; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1922; director, Springdale National Bank;
director, Dixmont Hospital.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
18, 1940 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Alter and Martha (Feison) Alter; married, September
11, 1902, to Diana Jane Swanton. |
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Matt S. Anderson (b. 1904) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1904.
Democrat. Office
clerk; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District; elected 1954.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Anderson and Margaret (Claye) Anderson; married to
Gertrude Gwendolyn Prestwood. |
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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1984;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first
Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Gray Armstrong (1867-1931) —
also known as Joseph G. Armstrong —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
2, 1867.
Republican. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
chair
of Allegheny County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
19, 1931 (age 64 years, 290
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) —
also known as George V. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., November
1, 1852.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 29,
1939 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Republican. Insurance
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers; married, April
23, 1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Curry Bane (1861-1927) —
also known as John C. Bane —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Amwell Township, Washington
County, Pa., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
14, 1927 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Bane and Mary W. Bane; married, June 26,
1901, to Katharine Gertrude Miller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) —
also known as Harris J. Bixler —
of Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in New Buffalo, Perry
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk
County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk
County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Johnsonburg, Elk
County, Pa., March
29, 1941 (age 70 years, 194
days).
Interment at Duncannon
Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa.
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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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John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) —
also known as Jack Browne —
of Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Gibsonton, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
3, 1905.
School
teacher; chemist;
Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M., July 17,
1985 (age 79 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fred Brown and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown; married, November
29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel. |
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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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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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Joseph Sibley Crawford (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph S. Crawford; Luke
Crawford —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Kane, McKean
County, Pa., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
later worked for the WEDH radio
station; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Joseph
Sibley |
| | | Relatives: Son of Thomas L. Crawford
and Anna (Mahaffey) Crawford; married to Winifred
Miller. |
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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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John Depinet (b. 1855) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
14, 1855.
Republican. Erie
County Register and Recorder, 1891-1896; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1899-1901.
French
and German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Depinet and Mary (Ehret) Depinet; married, October
2, 1882, to Jessie Densmore. |
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld; married, June 9,
1903, to Lissa Grace MacBurney. |
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12,
1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
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George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) —
also known as George H. Earle —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Devon, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; sugar
business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Shriners; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks.
Died December
30, 1974 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Church
of the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, 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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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Edwin C. Ewing (1902-1967) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
26, 1902.
Republican. Petroleum
engineer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-40, 1943-64; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 3,
1967 (age 64 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward J. Ewing and Etta (Clark) Ewing; married to Gertrude
Sherlock; father of Wayne
S. Ewing. |
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Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) —
also known as Edwin J. Fithian —
of Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Portersville, Butler
County, Pa., July 1,
1863.
Physician;
president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of the
successor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers of industrial
compressors and marine
engines; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918; burgess
of Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from acute cardiac
decompensation, in Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa., May 15,
1953 (age 89 years, 318
days).
Entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; married
to Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet M. Foresman —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Dakota, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) —
also known as Lake J. Frazier —
of Winchester,
Va.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., December
11, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1948;
mayor
of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gerlach —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., September
14, 1895.
Republican. Heating
supply business; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,
8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.
Moravian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 5,
1947 (age 51 years, 233
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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David S. Gifford (1907-1984) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., February
27, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
14, 1984 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford; married to Martha
Carr. |
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memorial |
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George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) —
also known as George A. Goodling —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Loganville, York
County, Pa., September
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., October
17, 1982 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, 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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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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James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) —
also known as James W. Hughes —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., November
16, 1835.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Everett, Bedford
County, Pa., January, 1912
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) —
of Trucksville, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Forty Fort, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
15, 1977 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shavertown, Pa.
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Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) —
also known as Benjamin R. Jones —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Dallas, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 29,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones;
married 1956 to Jane
Randall. |
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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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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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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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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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Nelson Bruce McCormick (1847-1914) —
also known as Nelson B. McCormick —
of Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.
Born near Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., November
20, 1847.
Farmer;
lawyer;
Phillips
County Attorney, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1897-99; Phillips
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan., April
10, 1914 (age 66 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Kan.
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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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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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Lee Monroe (b. 1857) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Freehold Township, Warren
County, Pa., October
27, 1857.
Lawyer;
Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas, 1889-93; district
judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe; married to Lilla Day
Moore. |
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Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) —
also known as Alexander P. Moore —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
10, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
17, 1930 (age 62 years, 99
days).
Entombed at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Olaf E. Olsen (1896-1962) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mandal, Norway,
July
4, 1896.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1942, 1949-56 (Allegheny County
6th District 1942, 1949-54, Allegheny County 9th District 1955-56).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in June, 1962
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Milich. |
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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William L. Petriken (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
17, 1871.
Republican. Sugar
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eloise N. Delbridge. |
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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Pracht (1880-1950) —
also known as C. Frederick Pracht —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pitman, Schuylkill
County, Pa., October
20, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1950
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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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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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Republican. Rancher; hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married, May 28,
1886, to Eva J. Voorhees. |
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Chapman Jay Root (1864-1945) —
also known as C. J. Root —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Pa., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed and
patented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
20, 1945 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams. |
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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. |
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1951 |
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George William Sarbacher Jr. (1919-1973) —
also known as George W. Sarbacher, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1973 (age 53 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Thomas B. Smith (b. 1869) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1869.
Republican. Messenger and clerk at main office, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1881-86; surety
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-06; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1911-13 (acting, 1911); mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1916-20; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Smith and Isabella (Cairns) Smith; married, March
26, 1896, to Bessie Barrett. |
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John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
6, 1854.
Republican. Band
conductor; composer;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Bavarian
and Portugese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Audubon
Society.
He was elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1973.
Died, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel,
Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March 6,
1932 (age 77 years, 121
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August
9, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;
married, June 3,
1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; director, U.S. Mutual Security
Agency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) —
also known as Nathan L. Strong —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Summerville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
12, 1859.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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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.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 15,
1982 (age 105 years,
345 days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris C. Taylor and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor; married to
Bertha May Shertzer. |
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memorial |
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant;
banker;
mayor
of Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) —
also known as James E. Van Zandt —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., December
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in
Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District
1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Grange;
Eagles;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
24, 1876.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1921-23; chair of
Camden County Republican Party, 1925-27.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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Lloyd H. Wood (1896-1964) —
of Collegeville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Grampian, Clearfield
County, Pa., October
25, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1947-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
15, 1964 (age 67 years, 113
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Wood and Maude (Goss) Wood; married to Helen L.
Blithe. |
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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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Robert Elmer Woodside (1904-1998) —
also known as Robert E. Woodside —
of Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Millersburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932-42; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1951-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1953-65;
defeated, 1964; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
18, 1998 (age 93 years, 287
days).
Burial location unknown.
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