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  Jerome T. Ailman (b. 1849) — of near Thompsontown, Juniata County, Pa. Born in Juniata County, Pa., October 5, 1849. School teacher; merchant; farmer; People's candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1894; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1896; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1907-10. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Scott Alexander (1847-1912) — also known as W. Scott Alexander — of Fulton County, Pa. Born in Bedford County (part now in Fulton County), Pa., March 13, 1847. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; Fulton County District Attorney, 1877-79; member of Pennsylvania state senate 36th District, 1887-90; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Died in 1912 (age about 65 years). Interment at McConnellsburg Presbyterian Cemetery, McConnellsburg, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Walter Scott
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elizabeth Clement Amig (1929-2003) — also known as Elizabeth C. Amig — of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pa.; St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla. Born in Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pa., November 8, 1929. Republican. Newspaper editor; school teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Female. Member, Delta Gamma; Humane Society. Died December 19, 2003 (age 74 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Fred C. Clement and Adele (Murphy) Clement.
  William Amos — of Washington, Washington County, Pa. Republican. School teacher; candidate for mayor of Washington, Pa., 1955. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Sarah Anderson Anderson (b. 1901) — also known as Sarah A. Anderson; Sarah Anderson — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., January 23, 1901. Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1954-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Dr. Henry A. Anderson and Maude (Smith) Anderson; married, December 1, 1922, to Dr. Adolphus W. Anderson, Sr.
  Thomas A. Appleby (1843-1930) — of Mt. Union, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, May 2, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; postmaster at Mt. Union, Pa., 1867-68, 1869-85, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912. Presbyterian. Died in 1930 (age about 87 years). Interment at Mt. Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Appleby and Priscilla (Montague) Appleby; married, October 27, 1870, to Martha S. McNeal; married 1878 to Catherine Campbell McNeal.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known as Benjamin W. Arnett — of Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., March 16, 1838. Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained minister; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1896. African Methodist Episcopal. African, Scottish, American Indian, and Irish ancestry. Lost a leg due to a tumor in 1858. Died, of uremia, in Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, October 7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205 days). Interment at Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett; married, May 25, 1858, to Mary Louisa Gordon.
  Arnett Hall, at Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known as Thomas M. Balliet — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Mahoning, Carbon County, Pa., March 1, 1852. Republican. Superintendent of schools; university professor; dean, School of Education, New York University, 1904-19; Law Preservation candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1942 (age 89 years, 354 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph at Lehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Balliet and Sarah (Meinhard) Balliet; brother of Andrew Jackson Balliet; married, August 2, 1898, to Elizabeth O. Stearns; second cousin once removed of Stephen David Balliet.
  Political family: Balliet family of Wisconsin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Bartch (1849-1927) — also known as George W. Bartch — of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pa.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dushore, Sullivan County, Pa., March 15, 1849. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1893-94; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1896-1906; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1899-1901, 1905-06. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 16, 1927 (age 78 years, 1 days). Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of John G. Bartch and Mary Magdalene (Steiner) Bartch; married 1871 to Amanda Alice Guild.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett (1833-1908) — also known as Ebenezer D. Bassett — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., October 16, 1833. School teacher; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Port-au-Prince, as of 1874; Vice-Consul for Haiti in New York, N.Y., 1898-1902, 1904-08. African and Pequot Indian ancestry. First Black American to be appointed a diplomat to a foreign country. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 14, 1908 (age 75 years, 29 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Eliza Park.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Ebenezer Bassett: Christopher Teal, Hero of Hispaniola: America's First Black Diplomat, Ebenezer D. Bassett
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John S. Bender (b. 1827) — of Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., January 26, 1827. School teacher; miller; surveyor; Starke County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper publisher. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel Houghton.
  Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) — also known as Joanne Kleinhofer — of Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Abington, Montgomery County, Pa., March 20, 1945. Democrat. School teacher; mayor of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters; Junior League. Still living as of 1990.
  Relatives: Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett) Kleinhofer; married, June 24, 1967, to James Edward Benjamin.
  Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) — also known as Harlan P. Bird — of Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wis. Born in Bradford County, Pa., about 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; surveyor; bookkeeper; lumber business; merchant; member of Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1903-10. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bixler and Sarah (Falkner) Bixler; married, September 26, 1896, to Jeanette Pray.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dallas Boudeman (1846-1925) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Valley Township, Montour County, Pa., January 20, 1846. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 3, 1925 (age 79 years, 256 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Boudeman and Margaret (Caldwell) Boudeman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Boyer III (b. 1937) — of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 22, 1937. Republican. School teacher; mayor of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1990, 1996. Methodist. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Boyer, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell (Timm) Boyer; married, July 28, 1962, to Ada Christine Kruse.
  Andrew R. Brodbeck (1860-1937) — of Hanover, York County, Pa. Born in Jefferson (now Codorus), York County, Pa., April 11, 1860. Democrat. School teacher; implement dealer; York County Sheriff, 1896-99; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1913-15, 1917-19; defeated, 1910, 1914, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hanover, York County, Pa., February 27, 1937 (age 76 years, 322 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Ellen R. Thoman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Martin Broomall (1816-1894) — also known as John M. Broomall — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pa., January 19, 1816. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1874-75. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 3, 1894 (age 78 years, 135 days). Interment at Media Cemetery, Media, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandfather of John Martin Broomall III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Fred Brown and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown; married, November 29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel.
  David B. Brunner (1835-1903) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Amity Township, Berks County, Pa., March 7, 1835. Democrat. School teacher; proprietor and principal, Reading Business College; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1889-93. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., November 29, 1903 (age 68 years, 267 days). Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Amityville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Brunner and Elizabeth Brunner; married 1862 to Amanda L. Rhoads.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa., December 1, 1902. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; automobile dealer; mayor of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in office 1951. Protestant. Member, American Economic Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions. Died, from esophageal and gastric bleeding, in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 27, 1951 (age 48 years, 147 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan; married, January 4, 1929, to Vera Daerr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) — also known as E. Paul Burkholder — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa., February 5, 1898. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Delaware state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in office 1950. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Odd Fellows. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in his parked car, in Dover, Kent County, Del., September 18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly) Burkholder.
  Perry Amherst Carpenter (1881-1957) — also known as Perry A. Carpenter — of Lima, Livingston County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Irondequoit, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Benton Township, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 29, 1881. Professor of mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y., 1910; later high school teacher; Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1909; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 39th District, 1912. Co-author of mathematics and algebra textbooks. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., 1957 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Carpenter and Sarah Annie (Sweet) Carpenter; married to Maude Bonney and Stella Rourke; seventh great-grandson of Robert Treat; second cousin twice removed of Frank M. Brundage; second cousin four times removed of John Condit; third cousin thrice removed of Silas Condit; fourth cousin once removed of Simeon Harrison Rollinson.
  Political families: Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
John H. Carroll John H. Carroll (b. 1849) — of De Smet, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1849. Republican. School teacher; postmaster; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08. Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Clyde Brady Cochran (b. 1906) — also known as Clyde B. Cochran — of New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 26, 1906. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Bricker Cochran and Jennie (Brady) Cochran.
  John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) — also known as John B. Compton — Born in Mead Township, Crawford County, Pa., November 17, 1835. Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1874. Presbyterian. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in 1898 (age about 62 years). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, November 12, 1863, to Fannie E. Kingsley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) — also known as Allen F. Cooper — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pa., June 16, 1862. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Died in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., April 20, 1917 (age 54 years, 308 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, March 26, 1890, to Alice C. Lackey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Dennis Coughlin (1883-1946) — also known as Clarence D. Coughlin — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., July 27, 1883. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 11th District, 1925-29. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., December 15, 1946 (age 63 years, 141 days). Interment at Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James M. Coughlin; uncle of Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915) — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pa., February 3, 1843. Democrat. School teacher; bookkeeper; lawyer; executive of railroad car building company; director of several banks; chair of Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1891; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1903-05. Died in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., December 17, 1915 (age 72 years, 317 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Clark Dickerman and Sarah Adelia Dickerman; married, March 10, 1869, to Joy Ivy Carter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Donahue (b. 1885) — of Clinton County, Pa. Born in Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pa., November 28, 1885. Republican. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state senate 26th District, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld; married, June 9, 1903, to Lissa Grace MacBurney.
  Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) — also known as Charles C. Ellis — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1874. School teacher; pastor; college professor; president, Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Brethren. Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 27, 1950 (age 75 years, 341 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis; married, December 25, 1902, to Emma Susan Nice.
  Harold Nevins Elterich (b. 1896) — also known as Harold N. Elterich — of Pennsylvania. Born, of American parents, in Chefoo (Yantai), China, March 15, 1896. School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1918-19. Burial location unknown.
  Dwight E. Evans — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1981-; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1986; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996, 2008; candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1999, 2007. African ancestry. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Indus Farley (1871-1948) — also known as James I. Farley — of Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind. Born near Hamilton, Steuben County, Ind., February 24, 1871. Democrat. School teacher; automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., June 16, 1948 (age 77 years, 113 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Farley and Nancy Jane (McCurdy) Farley; married, April 15, 1893, to Charlotte Gramling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Edward Finegan (b. 1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in West Fulton, Schoharie County, N.Y., September 28, 1866. School teacher; lawyer; bank director; Pennsylvania superintendent of public instruction, 1919-21. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
Benjamin N. Freeland * Benjamin N. Freeland (b. 1858) — of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa. Born in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pa., March 18, 1858. Democrat. School teacher; Greene County Clerk of Courts; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 40th District, 1903-06; bank director; director, South Penn Telephone Company. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Freeland and Nancy Freeland.
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) — also known as Frank A. Freer — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Born in Pennsylvania, April 6, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; postmaster at Galesburg, Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908. Presbyterian. French Huguenot and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Good Templars; Sons of Temperance; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, from heart disease, in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., December 16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Freer and Mary (McKimens) Freer; married, December 26, 1871, to Jennie E. Christy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Fry Jr. (1802-1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pa., June 10, 1802. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; Montgomery County Clerk of Courts, 1830-33; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1835-39; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1853-54; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1857-60. Died in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pa., November 28, 1866 (age 64 years, 171 days). Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 8, 1943. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate developer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1977-2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Son of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo; married to Susan A. Vena.
  John Montgomery Garman (1851-1926) — also known as John M. Garman — of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa.; Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in a log house near Thompsontown, Juniata County, Pa., September 1, 1851. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; Luzerne County District Attorney, 1892-94; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1896-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1900, 1904 (speaker), 1908; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-26. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., November 25, 1926 (age 75 years, 85 days). Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Levi Garman and Margaret Garman; married, October 25, 1882, to Nellie Mitchell Carver.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Boyd E. Golder Boyd Elmer Golder (1892-1978) — also known as Boyd E. Golder — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Allenwood, Union County, Pa., June 18, 1892. Democrat. School teacher; real estate broker; Utica city assessor, 1938-46; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1946-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, Kiwanis. Died in November, 1978 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Deemer Golder and Laura Bernetta (Dietterich) Golder.
  Image source: Syracuse Herald-American, December 25, 1955
  Amos Gustine (1789-1844) — of Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1789. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; Juniata County Sheriff, 1831-34; Juniata County Treasurer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1841-43. Died in Jericho Mills, Juniata County, Pa., March 3, 1844 (age about 54 years). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Gustine and Mary (Blair) Gustine; married, August 10, 1815, to Ann Wood; married, May 12, 1836, to Francesca Blair Hamilton; third cousin once removed of Horace Boies; third cousin twice removed of Herbert B. Boies; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Pennell Crosby.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank J. Halferty (b. 1863) — of Homewood (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 8, 1863. School teacher; employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1909. Burial location unknown.
Thomas L. Hamer Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) — also known as Thomas L. Hamer — of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. Born in Northumberland County, Pa., July, 1800. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Died in the military service, probably from dysentery, at Monterrey, Nuevo León, December 2, 1846 (age 46 years, 0 days). Original interment somewhere in near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment at Old Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Uncle of Thomas Ray Hamer.
  The village of Hamersville, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Unknown
  Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) — of Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa; Charles Mix County, S.Dak. Born in Mercer County, Pa., October 28, 1856. School teacher; farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903. Burial location unknown.
  George D. Harger (1869-1942) — of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y.; Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Crafton, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., 1869. School teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Prohibition candidate for mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1933. Died in Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, N.Y., January 27, 1942 (age about 72 years). Interment at Chautauqua Cemetery, Chautauqua, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William P. Harger and Sarah E. (Downend) Harger; married to Grace Aleda Hershberger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Henry Hoffman (1896-1980) — also known as Carl H. Hoffman — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Bangor, Northampton County, Pa., August 12, 1896. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; lumber business; oil business; banker; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1946-47; defeated, 1944. Died November 30, 1980 (age 84 years, 110 days). Interment at Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Banks Holland (b. 1844) — also known as John B. Holland — of near McDonald, Washington County, Pa. Born in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pa., September 17, 1844. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  June N. Honaman (b. 1920) — also known as June Newcomer; Mrs. Peter K. Honaman — of Landisville, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., May 4, 1920. Republican. School teacher; vice-chair of Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964, 1968, 1972. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Association of University Women. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lester W. Newcomer and Maud (Stauffer) Newcomer; married, November 20, 1948, to Peter K. Honaman.
  George Howell (1859-1913) — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., June 28, 1859. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1903-04. Died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 19, 1913 (age 54 years, 144 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Sloan Jack (1836-1909) — also known as Samuel S. Jack — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., October 17, 1836. Democrat. School principal; newspaper publisher; real estate business; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1875-78; postmaster at Decatur, Ill., 1887-91. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 17, 1909 (age 72 years, 304 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Neeley (Sloan) Jack and Joseph Jack; married, February 6, 1868, to Josephine McKee; married, November 27, 1892, to Katharine Laird; father of Thomas Burrows Jack.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Summers Melville Jack (1852-1945) — also known as Summers M. Jack — of Indiana, Indiana County, Pa. Born in Summerville, Jefferson County, Pa., July 18, 1852. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Indiana County District Attorney, 1884-90; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Died in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., September 16, 1945 (age 93 years, 60 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Lowry Jack and Sarah Cornelia (Baldwin) Jack; married 1881 to Margaret Flora Mitchell; married 1932 to Emma M. Wettling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) — also known as Albert W. Johnson — of Lewisburg, Union County, Pa. Born in Weikert, Union County, Pa., November 28, 1872. School teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-. Lutheran. Member, Kappa Sigma; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Royal Arcanum; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora Miller; married, December 13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck.
  C. Victor Johnson (b. 1873) — of Venango, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Woodcock, Crawford County, Pa., February 14, 1873. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Crawford County District Attorney, 1903-05; chair of Crawford County Republican Party, 1907; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns; married, August 30, 1933, to Nora Lynch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1883, to Minnie Edith Wiley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Everett Kent (1888-1963) — of Bangor, Northampton County, Pa. Born in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pa., November 15, 1888. Democrat. Machinist; newspaper reporter; school teacher and principal; coal salesman; lawyer; Northampton County Solicitor, 1920; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1923-25, 1927-29; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Died October 13, 1963 (age 74 years, 332 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Bangor, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, November 22, 1911, to Daisy Allen Speer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John R. King (b. 1866) — Born in Fayette County, Pa., January 18, 1866. School teacher; minister; missionary; U.S. Vice Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-09; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Sierra Leone, 1910-11. Burial location unknown.
  Isaac Clinton Kline (1858-1947) — also known as I. Clinton Kline — of Pennsylvania. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 18, 1858. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Died December 2, 1947 (age 89 years, 106 days). Interment at Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jacob A. Lesher (b. 1861) — of Berks County, Pa. Born in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pa., March 13, 1861. Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Berks County, 1905-06, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Hemphill Longwell (b. 1871) — also known as Robert H. Longwell — of Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Polk Township, Jefferson County, Pa., April 26, 1871. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; life insurance business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1907-09. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Lord (1831-1880) — also known as Sam Lord — of Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minn.; Mantorville, Dodge County, Minn. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., July 26, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; surveyor; school teacher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 8, 1857-58; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1866-67, 1870-71; district judge in Minnesota 5th District, 1872-80. Died February 12, 1880 (age 48 years, 201 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch W. Lord and Eleanor (Warren) Lord; married to Louisa Maria Compton; father of Samuel Lord (1859-1925); first cousin four times removed of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799); second cousin thrice removed of James Hillhouse and Roger Griswold; third cousin twice removed of Henry Titus Backus; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Hale Sill, Frederick William Lord, John William Allen, Theodore Sill, Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) and Charles Newhall Taintor.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) — also known as Frederick W. Magrady — of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 24, 1863. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt. Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water Co.; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Danville, Montour County, Pa., August 27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady; married to Mary Kiefer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ira D. McCord (b. 1875) — of Chester County, Pa. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 7, 1875. Republican. School principal; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Chester County, 1907, 1909; resigned 1907. Burial location unknown.
Robert S. McCrum Robert S. McCrum (b. 1857) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Pike County, Mo., March 17, 1857. School teacher; merchant; fire insurance business; burgess of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1909-10. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James McCrum and Lydia (Wagner) McCrum; married 1876 to Nannie Sproul.
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  James A. McDonough (1873-1909) — of Fulton County, Pa. Born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 22, 1873. Democrat. School teacher; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1909; died in office 1909. Died June 14, 1909 (age 36 years, 53 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Calvin Meyer (b. 1861) — also known as J. Calvin Meyer — of Centre County, Pa. Born in Haines Township, Centre County, Pa., January 31, 1861. School teacher; lawyer; Centre County District Attorney; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Centre County, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Calvin
  Winfield Scott Moore (b. 1852) — of Beaver, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Beaver, Beaver County, Pa., June 14, 1852. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Methodist. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Interment at Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Robert Moore and Jane (Small) Moore; brother of Alfred Stibbs Moore; married, June 12, 1879, to Mary Atkins; grandson of Robert Moore.
  Political family: Moore family of Beaver, Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bankson Taylor Morgan (b. 1841) — also known as Bankson T. Morgan — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., May 17, 1841. Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal dealer; assistant postmaster; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Myrl Scott Myers (b. 1886) — also known as Myrl S. Myers — of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., February 17, 1886. School principal; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Canton, 1909-10; Tientsin, 1910-11; Mukden, 1911; U.S. Consul in Chungking, as of 1916-17; Swatow, 1917-20; Yunnanfu, as of 1924-26; Mukden, as of 1927; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, as of 1929-32. Burial location unknown.
Lois V. Nair Lois Virgina Nair (1904-1988) — also known as Lois V. Nair; Lois Virginia Flinner; Mrs. Frank Nair — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa., August 16, 1904. Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1964; chair of Wayne County Republican Party, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1958, 1960, 1962; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Female. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 22, 1988 (age 84 years, 37 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Frank Brown Nair; mother of Frank Brown Nair Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Lansing State Journal, May 1, 1964
  Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) — of Howard County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Media, Delaware County, Pa. Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 29, 1862. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; real estate and insurance business; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1895-97. Quaker. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Media, Delaware County, Pa., April 17, 1934 (age 71 years, 292 days). Interment at Middletown Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married 1889 to Rhoda Elma Parker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James L. Nutting (1818-1880) — of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Cumberland County, Maine, June 12, 1818. Republican. School teacher and principal; iron works operator; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1876. Died June 20, 1880 (age 62 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 15, 1851, to Barbara Ann Graeff.
  John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) — of Bellville, Austin County, Tex. Born in Lagrange, Wyoming County, Pa., May 8, 1826. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1884. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Belton, Bell County, Tex., 1903 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Junia Roberts.
  Marion D. Patterson (b. 1876) — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pa., October 20, 1876. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Blair County District Attorney, 1912-28; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 24th District, 1927-39; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1934; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Delta Chi; Urban League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Marion Patterson and Mary Rebecca (Roller) Patterson; married, June 23, 1925, to Gertrude Gable Stewart.
  Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) — also known as Minnie Mae Freeman; Mrs. Edgar B. Penney — of Fullerton, Nance County, Neb. Born in Raymonds Corners, Potter County, Pa., February 25, 1868. Republican. School teacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888, saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from her schoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Pi Beta Phi; Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman and William Elder Freeman; married, April 22, 1891, to Edgar Byron Penney.
  Pauline H. Peterson — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. School teacher and principal; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County, 1947. Female. English and German ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Soroptimists; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Harold A. Peterson.
  Charles Wesley Pitman (c.1816-1871) — also known as Charles W. Pitman — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Medford, Burlington County, N.J., about 1816. School principal; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1849-51; lumber business; Schuylkill County Sheriff, 1871. Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., June 8, 1871 (age about 55 years). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Newbold) Pitman and Rev. Charles Pitman; married, April 21, 1842, to Mary Lukmires.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph R. Pitts (b. 1939) — of Kennett Square, Chester County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., October 10, 1939. Republican. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1972-76; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1997-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000, 2004. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Archibald W. Powell * Archibald W. Powell (1871-1940) — of Allegheny County, Pa. Born in California, Washington County, Pa., August 21, 1871. Republican. Building contractor; school principal; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 44th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1913-17. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died May 27, 1940 (age 68 years, 280 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, California, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John R. Powell and Harriet O. (Weaver) Powell.
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., December 1, 1843. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent of schools; land agent; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died July 15, 1915 (age 71 years, 226 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Reber (1858-1931) — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pa., February 1, 1858. Republican. School teacher; bookkeeper; hosiery manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1919-23. Died in 1931 (age about 73 years). Interment at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) — also known as William A. Reeder — of Logan, Phillips County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., August 28, 1849. Republican. School teacher; banker; U.S. Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 7, 1929 (age 80 years, 71 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, August 18, 1876, to Eunice H. Andrews.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Blondell Reynolds=Brown (b. 1952) — also known as Blondell Reynolds — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., October 16, 1952. Democrat. School teacher; dancer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Delta Sigma Theta. Still living as of 2019.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John S. Rilling (b. 1860) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pa., July 22, 1860. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1904 (alternate); one of the organizers and directors of the Conneaut and Erie Traction Company; president of St. Vincent Hospital. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Rilling and Elizabeth (Ackerman) Rilling; married, October 20, 1887, to Stella Armstrong.
  Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) — also known as Hosea H. Rockwell — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, N.Y., May 31, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. English ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in 1918 (age about 78 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Rockwell and Johanna (Hunt) Rockwell; married 1877 to Hattie Heckman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Hoover Rothermel (1856-1922) — also known as John H. Rothermel — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pa., March 7, 1856. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1907-15. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., August, 1922 (age 66 years, 0 days). Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Hunter Rothermel and Louisa (Hoover) Rothermel.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) — of Lenhardtsville, Berks County, Pa. Born in Lenhardtsville, Berks County, Pa., March 7, 1874. Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (Berks County 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28, 1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died in office 1936; candidate for Pennsylvania state senate, 1920; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1932. Died of a heart ailment, in Temple, Berks County, Pa., March 14, 1936 (age 62 years, 7 days). Interment at Laureldale Cemetery, Laureldale, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Jennie Unterkofler.
  The Wilson G. Sarig Elementary School (built 1936, expanded 1954, closed by 1988), in Temple, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) — also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton — of Bordentown, Burlington County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pa., January 22, 1943. Republican. School teacher; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 8th District, 1976-81; member of New Jersey state senate 8th District, 1982-84; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93, 3rd District 1993-2003). Methodist. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Richard B. Scandrett Richard B. Scandrett (1861-1918) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 30, 1861. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; law partner of James E. Barnett; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 3, 1918 (age 57 years, 95 days). Interment at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William A. Scandrett and Mary (Brown) Scandrett; married, July 8, 1890, to Agnes Morrow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Augustus G. Seyfert (b. 1852) — of Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Berks County, Pa., April 26, 1852. School teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1891-97; resigned 1897; U.S. Consul in Stratford, 1897-1906; Matamoros, 1906; Collingwood, 1906-08; Owen Sound, 1908-11. Burial location unknown.
  Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) — also known as Benjamin F. Shively — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in St. Joseph County, Ind., March 20, 1857. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93; defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912 (speaker); U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916. Died March 14, 1916 (age 58 years, 360 days). Interment at Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively; married 1889 to Laura Jenks (daughter of George Augustus Jenks).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Joseph Horace Shull (1848-1944) — also known as Joseph H. Shull; J. H. Shull — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Northampton County, Pa., August 17, 1848. Democrat. School teacher; physician; lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1903-05; chair of Monroe County Democratic Party, 1927. Died in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., August 9, 1944 (age 95 years, 358 days). Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Shull and Margaret (Eakin) Shull; married to Melissa Virginia Flory; father of Samuel Eakin Shull.
  Epitaph: "Physician and Lawyer."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Ira L. Smith Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born near Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., March 15, 1870. Republican. School principal; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Theta Nu Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Florence Belle Cox.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  John Buell Snyder (1877-1946) — also known as J. Buell Snyder — of Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pa., July 30, 1877. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lobbyist at state legislature for Pennsylvania school directors, 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-46 (24th District 1933-45, 23rd District 1945-46); died in office 1946. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 24, 1946 (age 68 years, 209 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elmer Ellsworth Squibb (1873-1943) — also known as Elmer E. Squibb — of Birdsboro, Berks County, Pa. Born January 4, 1873. School teacher; burgess of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, 1929. Died in 1943 (age about 70 years). Interment at St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Gibraltar, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Squibb and Emma Squibb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Stoicheff (1927-1999) — also known as Jim Stoicheff — of Idaho. Born in Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pa., October 26, 1927. Democrat. School teacher; member of Idaho state senate, 1969-74; defeated, 1964; candidate for Idaho superintendent of schools, 1974; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1974-99; died in office 1999. Died, of heart failure, in Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, December 18, 1999 (age 72 years, 53 days). Interment at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
  William Strong (1808-1895) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Somers, Tolland County, Conn., May 6, 1808. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880. Presbyterian. Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster County, N.Y., August 19, 1895 (age 87 years, 105 days). Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Theron Rudd Strong.
  Political family: Strong family of Salisbury, Connecticut.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Lafayette M. Sturdevant (b. 1856) — of Neillsville, Clark County, Wis. Born in Chandlers Valley, Warren County, Pa., September 17, 1856. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Clark County District Attorney, 1884-85, 1890-91; chair of Clark County Republican Party, 1894-98; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1899-1902; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1903-07. Burial location unknown.
  P. Emerson Taylor (b. 1871) — of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa.; Tekamah, Burt County, Neb. Born in Dry Run, Franklin County, Pa., January 18, 1871. School principal; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railway land agent; Burt County Attorney, 1903-07; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1910-11. Burial location unknown.
  Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) — also known as Ruby R. Vale — of Milford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., October 19, 1874. Republican. School principal; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1916, 1948 (alternate). Methodist. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Historical Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Theta Nu Epsilon; Freemasons; Union League. Died January 2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Griffith Vale and Sarah Ruby (Eyster) Vale; married, January 21, 1901, to Maria Elizabeth Williams (granddaughter of Peter Foster Causey).
  Political family: Polk family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
James C. Vaughan James C. Vaughan (1860-1901) — of Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 28, 1860. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate 20th District, 1895-1901; died in office 1901. Died August 8, 1901 (age 41 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Memorial proceedings in Pennsylvania Senate
  Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) — also known as Thomas R. Wallace — of Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 20, 1848. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October 6, 1874, to Margaret Gill.
  George T. Weingartner (b. 1875) — of New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. Born in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pa., August 24, 1875. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1905-08; member of Pennsylvania state senate 47th District, 1909-12, 1925-32. Burial location unknown.
  Wayne Curtis Weldon (b. 1947) — also known as Curt Weldon — of Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pa.; Media, Delaware County, Pa.; Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pa., July 22, 1947. Republican. School teacher; mayor of Marcus Hook borough, 1977-82; member of Delaware County council, 1981-86; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1987-; defeated, 1984; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000. Protestant. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Simon Peter Wolverton (1837-1910) — also known as Simon P. Wolverton — of Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pa., January 28, 1837. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania state senate 27th District, 1879-88; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1891-95. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., October 25, 1910 (age 73 years, 270 days). Entombed at Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Charity (Kase) Wolverton and Joseph Wolverton; married to Elizabeth Dewees Hendricks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benson Wood (1839-1915) — of Effingham, Effingham County, Ill. Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna County, Pa., March 31, 1839. Republican. School principal; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876, 1884 (alternate), 1888; mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1881-83; U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97; banker. Died in Effingham, Effingham County, Ill., August 27, 1915 (age 76 years, 149 days). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
L. E. Woods 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.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Ephraim Milton Woomer (1844-1897) — also known as Ephraim M. Woomer — of Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa. Born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa., January 14, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1893-97. Died in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., November 29, 1897 (age 53 years, 319 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  J. Anson Wright (b. 1870) — of Bedford County, Pa. Born near Alum Bank, Bedford County, Pa., April 6, 1870. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; banker; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Bedford County; elected 1922, 1924, 1926. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Ball Yerkes (b. 1839) — also known as Joseph B. Yerkes — of Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa., July 6, 1839. School teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1873-76. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Stephen Decatur Yerkes.
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