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John Mahlon Barnes (1866-1934) —
also known as J. Mahlon Barnes —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 22,
1866.
Socialist. Cigar maker; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Member, Knights
of Labor.
Died, from a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.; Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April, 1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; cotton and
tobacco planter;
member of North
Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., April
14, 1825 (age about 80
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rutherford County, Tenn.
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Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) —
also known as Harry L. Haines —
of Red Lion, York
County, Pa.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., February
1, 1880.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; burgess
of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Lions.
Died in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., March
29, 1947 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Red
Lion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.
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George Hibshman (1852-1918) —
of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., August
29, 1852.
Republican. Machinist;
tobacco grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Died March
16, 1918 (age 65 years, 199
days).
Interment at Hibshman
Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Michael R. Hoffman (b. 1857) —
of Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Conoy Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
31, 1857.
Tobacco grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Tobacco business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he
died, apparently of a heart
attack, in his hotel
room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 12,
1948 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Aaron Wetzell Miles (1875-1965) —
also known as Aaron W. Miles; Paddy Miles —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Watsontown, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
6, 1875.
Cigar manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1919-24;
defeated (Progressive), 1914; postmaster at Big
Rapids, Mich., 1924-36; Mecosta
County Probate Judge, 1937-56.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in Mecosta Memorial Hospital,
Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., March 1,
1965 (age 89 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) —
of Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
15, 1786.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; leaf
tobacco business; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1819-22, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1826-27; member of Ohio
state senate, 1829, 1837-41.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, March
16, 1843 (age 56 years, 121
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.
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