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Robert Adams Jr. (1849-1906) —
also known as Bertie Adams —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1849.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1883-86; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1893-1906; died in
office 1906; drafted and introduced the declaration of war against
Spain, 1898.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of the Revolution; Sons of
the War of 1812; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Despondent over heavy losses in stock speculation and the prospect of
defeat at the polls, he killed
himself by pistol
shot, in his rooms at the Metropolitan Club, and died soon after
in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1906 (age 57 years, 95
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; cotton
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) —
also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in New Jersey, 1864.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1912;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta
Epsilon.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1932 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. |
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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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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) —
also known as James M. Beck —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 9,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,
2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Sons of the Revolution.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
12, 1936 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Cromwell Bell Jr. (1892-1974) —
also known as John C. Bell, Jr. —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died March
18, 1974 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at St. Asaph Church Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Eugene Cleophas Bonniwell (b. 1872) —
also known as Eugene C. Bonniwell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-39; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918, 1926, 1934 (primary); candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the
Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Society
of the War of 1812; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell;
married, June 5,
1900, to Madeleine Helene Cahill; married, August
28, 1934, to Roberta Curry Ranck. |
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Charles Shimer Boyer (1869-1936) —
also known as Charles S. Boyer —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1869.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., November
10, 1936 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Joseph I. Brittain (1858-1930) —
of East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., 1858.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died October
22, 1930 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain; married, August
2, 1894, to Martha Louise Clark. |
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Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,
1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons of the American Revolution; Union
League; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1947 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence
Warren. |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
September 14, 1896 |
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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of the
Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Kenneth W. Cunningham (1896-1981) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, September
23, 1896.
Sales manager, Sun Oil
Company; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1957-64; resigned 1964.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 27,
1981 (age 84 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Taylor DuBois (1851-1920) —
also known as James T. DuBois —
of Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hallstead, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April
17, 1851.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1877-81; U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1881; Leipzig, 1884-85; U.S. Consul General in St. Gall, 1897-1901; Singapore, 1909-11; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1911-13.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died May 27,
1920 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Howard Earle Jr. (1856-1928) —
also known as George H. Earle, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor;
oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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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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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) —
also known as Louis E. Graham —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., August
4, 1880.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1912-24; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,
25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Rochester Hospital,
Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., November
9, 1965 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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James Denton Hancock (b. 1837) —
also known as James D. Hancock; "Nya Gua
Hai"; "Grizzy Bear" —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 9,
1837.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
solicitor, Allegeny Valley Railroad,
1877-88; solicitor, New York and Philadelphia Railroad,
1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad,
from 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1892 (27th District), 1894
(at-large).
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Economic Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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John R. Haudenshield (b. 1888) —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scott Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
10, 1888.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-40, 1943-56.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Grange;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Haudenshield and Mary Holmes (Burk) Haudenshield; married
to Ella Mae Holliday. |
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David Jayne Hill (1850-1932) —
also known as David J. Hill —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., June 10,
1850.
Historian;
president,
Bucknell University, 1879-88; president,
University of Rochester, 1888-96; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1903-05; Netherlands, 1905-08; Luxembourg, 1905-08; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1908-11.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in 1932
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions;
Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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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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Willis James Hulings (1850-1924) —
also known as Willis J. Hulings —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Rimersburg, Clarion
County, Pa., July 1,
1850.
Lawyer;
civil
engineer; oil
operator; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Venango County, 1881-86;
general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1913-15, 1919-21;
defeated (Prohibition), 1920.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., August
8, 1924 (age 74 years, 38
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Pa.
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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as Henry E. Huntington —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
27, 1850.
Republican. Owned and expanded the streetcar
and trolley system in Southern California; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died, from kidney
disease and pneumonia,
in Lankenau Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 23,
1927 (age 77 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married 1873 to Mary
Alice Prentice; married 1913 to
Arabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. |
| | | The city
of Huntington
Beach, California, is named for
him. — The city
of Huntington
Park, California, is named for
him. — Huntington Lake,
in Fresno
County, California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Hotel
(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as the
Huntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntington
hotel) in Pasadena,
California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Library,
Art
Museum, and Botanical
Gardens, on his former estate, in San
Marino, California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
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memorial |
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Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) —
also known as Benjamin F. James —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
1, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.
Member, Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
26, 1961 (age 75 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
4, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April
29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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Francis Ridgway Lineaweaver (b. 1904) —
also known as F. Ridgway Lineaweaver —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., October
17, 1904.
U.S. Vice Consul in Montreal, 1937; Havana, 1937-38; U.S. Consul in Havana, as of 1943; Port-of-Spain, 1948; Barbados, 1949.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harbaough Lineaweaver and Clara (Bannan) Lineaweaver;
married, November
22, 1930, to Frances Ludlow Gibbons. |
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James Ingraham Marsh (b. 1890) —
also known as James I. Marsh —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph W. Marsh and Anna Rose (Ingraham) Marsh; married, January
4, 1919, to Mary Glyde Wells. |
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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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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Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, from complications of an infection,
in AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center, Pomona, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 31,
2015 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair); speaker, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Shippen (1823-1904) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., November
16, 1823.
Lawyer;
Consul
for Argentina in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1872-88, 1892-95; Consul
for Chile in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1872-98; Consul
for Ecuador in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1873-97.
Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
14, 1904 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Joseph Galloway Shippen and Anna Maria (Buckley) Shippen;
married, June 29,
1849, to Augusta Chauncey Twiggs; grandnephew of Edward
Shippen (1729-1806); great-grandson of Edward
Shippen (1703-1781); great-grandnephew of William
Shippen; third great-grandson of Edward
Shippen (1639-1712); first cousin once removed of Bertha
Shippen Irving; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Chew and Thomas
Willing; second cousin once removed of Charles
Willing Byrd; third cousin of George
Howard, John
Brown Francis, Benjamin
Chew Howard and Sophia
Dallas; third cousin once removed of John
Lee Carroll and Edward
Overton Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James
Rieman Macfarlane, John
Howell Carroll and Francis
Fisher Kane. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bache-Dallas
family of Pennsylvania and New York; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Times,
December 20, 1891 |
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