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A. Lincoln Acker (1865-1950) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1865.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1936;
Philadelphia Director of Public Works, 1905-06; purchasing agent,
1920-22; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1922-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Union League.
Died July 21,
1950 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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George Bethune Adams (1845-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 3,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1901-11;
died in office 1911.
Member, Union League.
Died in Hague, Warren
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 66 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jackson Baldrige (1872-1964) —
also known as Thomas J. Baldrige —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 5,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1929-43.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., January
27, 1964 (age 91 years, 297
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily
A. Ward. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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George Henry Boker (1823-1890) —
also known as George H. Boker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
6, 1823.
Republican. Author; poet; U.S.
Minister to Turkey, 1871-75; Russia, 1875-78.
Member, Union League.
Died, from a throat
infection, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
2, 1890 (age 66 years, 88
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Adolph Edward Borie (1809-1880) —
also known as Adolph E. Borie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
25, 1809.
President, Bank of
Commerce, Philadelphia, 1848-60; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1869.
Member, Union League.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
5, 1880 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Entombed at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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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Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) —
also known as Martin G. Brumbaugh; "Hercules of the
Educational World" —
of Huntingdon
County, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Township, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April
14, 1862.
Republican. Huntingdon
County Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90; university
professor; president,
Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education,
1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Brethren.
German
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., March
14, 1930 (age 67 years, 334
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married 1884 to Anna
Konigmacher; married, January
29, 1916, to Flora Belle Parks. |
| | | Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall at
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh:
Earl C. Kaylor, Jr., Martin
Grove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman to
Bedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930 |
| | | Image source: Smull's Legislative Hand
Book and Manual 1916 |
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Union League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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Jay Cooke (1897-1963) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Blue Bell, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 2,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bond
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died July 10,
1963 (age 66 years, 99
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Elkins Park, Pa.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Union League; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising
business; newspaper
publisher; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union League; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Joel Benedict Erhardt (1838-1909) —
also known as Joel B. Erhardt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
21, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1888; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1889-91.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Union League; Sphinx;
Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1909 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Cramp Ferguson (b. 1864) —
also known as William C. Ferguson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
2, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1906-29;
appointed 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cooper Ferguson and Sophia (Cramp) Ferguson; married, January
29, 1889, to Ella Buckman. |
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Charles Joel Fisk (1858-1922) —
also known as Charles J. Fisk —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, June 16,
1858.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1897-1900.
English
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Died, from angina
pectoris and myocardial
degeneration, in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1922 (age 64 years, 164
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey Fisk and Louisa (Green) Fisk; married 1879 to Lizzie
Richey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Plainfield (N.J.)
Courier-News, November 27, 1922 |
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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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Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) —
also known as Fred B. Gernerd —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1908-12; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
7, 1948 (age 68 years, 259
days).
Interment at Trexlertown
Cemetery, Trexlertown, Pa.
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Albert Harbison (b. 1874) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1874.
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pollock Harbison and Emma Jane (Boyd) Harbison; married, November
2, 1911, to Harriet Virginia Euwer. |
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Edwin G. Holl —
of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Industrial
equipment business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 24th District, 1969-2002.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; Moose;
Union League; Freemasons;
Navy
League.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl. |
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James Buchanan Holland (1857-1914) —
also known as James B. Holland —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
14, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery
County District Attorney, 1893-96; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1900-04; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1904-14;
died in office 1914.
Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Died in Conshohocken, Montgomery
County, Pa., April
24, 1914 (age 56 years, 161
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Edgar Raymond Kiess (1875-1930) —
also known as Edgar R. Kiess —
of Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Warrensville, Lycoming
County, Pa., August
26, 1875.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lycoming County, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-30 (15th District 1913-23,
16th District 1923-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Union League.
Died July 20,
1930 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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John Armand Lafore Jr. (1905-1993) —
also known as John A. Lafore, Jr. —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Bala, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;
president, Kellett Aircraft
Corp., 1961.
Member, Union League.
Died January
24, 1993 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Aloysius Leonard (b. 1946) —
also known as Thomas A. Leonard; Tom
Leonard —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Philadelphia Register of Wills, 1976-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1976,
1980,
1992,
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-83; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1983; Philadelphia city controller,
1987-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Aloysius Leonard and Mary Teresa (Kelly) Leonard; married
to Kathleen Mary Duffy. |
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William Bomberger Linn (b. 1871) —
also known as William B. Linn —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
20, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1919-32; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Linn and Mary (Bomberger) Linn; married, June 4,
1902, to Josephine Stewart Wood. |
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Albert Dutton MacDade (b. 1871) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., September
23, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1906-12; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1921-28; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1928-39; candidate for superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph McCauley Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Daniel J. McCauley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1952; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1960-61.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
War Veterans; Union League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Joseph McCauley and Catherine Marie (Morris) McCauley;
married, February
7, 1947, to Rita Francescucci. |
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Francis Bernard McClain (1864-1925) —
also known as Frank B. McClain; "The Red Rose of
Lancaster" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
14, 1864.
Republican. Livestock
dealer; real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910;
Speaker
of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; resigned 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Union League; Elks; Moose.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
11, 1925 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union League.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred J. Ostheimer (1845-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
22, 1845.
Republican. Importer
and exporter; Consul
for Austria-Hungary in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1894-1903; Honorary
Consul for Japan in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1897-1903.
Unitarian.
German
ancestry. Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1903 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Ostheimer and Elizabeth (Lipmann) Ostheimer; married, October
28, 1871, to Ellen Hackes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
October 23, 1903 |
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William Vernon Phillips (1875-1931) —
also known as W. Vernon Phillips —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Wales,
November
18, 1875.
Iron and
steel business; bank
director; burgess
of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1923-31; died in office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Died, from heart
disease, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1931 (age 55 years, 226
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Richard Phillips and Emily Mary (Jenkins) Phillips;
married 1912 to
Florence Louise Starr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Horace Porter (1837-1921) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April
15, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; executive
secretary to Pres. Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroad
cars); president, New York West Shore & Buffalo Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897-1905.
Member, Union League.
Died May 29,
1921 (age 84 years, 44
days).
Interment at Old
First Methodist Churchyard, West Long Branch, N.J.
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William Stuart Reyburn (1882-1946) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1882.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-11;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1911-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; Freemasons;
Union League.
Died in 1946
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) —
also known as William I. Schaffer —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1893-1900; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union League.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer; married to Susan
A. Cross. |
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader; married,
June
9, 1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh. |
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Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., February
18, 1842.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1876;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1890-92; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1898-1902.
Baptist.
Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1908 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange;
Freemasons;
Elks;
Union League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March
21, 1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;
married, January
21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. |
| | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania
State University,
University Park, State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The Sproul State
Forest, in Clinton
County, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
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Governors Association biography |
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Union League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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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.
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Samuel B. H. Vance (1814-1890) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1814.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1874.
Member, Union League.
Died in Douglaston (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., August
10, 1890 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Union League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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