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Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) —
also known as S. John Abbott —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., March
23, 1852.
Republican. Fruit
grower;
organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Company department
store; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from chronic
nephritis and uremia,
in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1923 (age 71 years, 154
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing
Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) —
also known as George H. Earle —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Devon, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; sugar
business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Elks.
Died December
30, 1974 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Church
of the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Joshua C. Haines (b. 1868) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., July 1,
1868.
Republican. Camden
County Sheriff, 1914-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1918-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph S. Keenan (1903-1982) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1903.
Republican. Painting
contractor; police
officer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1943-48, 1961-64; member of Delaware
state senate 4th District, 1967-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Died, in the Delaware Division hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1982 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
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Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) —
also known as Nutter D. Marvel —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., June 30,
1902.
Democrat. Oil supply
business; owner of
gas stations; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participated
in parades and were displayed in his private museum.
Died, following a stroke,
in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 22,
1988 (age 86 years, 22
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Marvel and Martha Rebecca (Hopkins) Marvel; married to
Willie F. Barr. |
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking
business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners;
Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
7, 1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) —
also known as David W. Steele —
of Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., 1899.
Republican. Poultry
raiser; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died in
office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
While fishing
off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed in
an explosion
and fire aboard their cruiser,
the Lure, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, October
7, 1940 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View,
Del.
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John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) —
also known as J. Millard Tawes —
of Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md.
Born in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., April 8,
1894.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Tawes Shipbuilding
Co. and Tawes Baking Co.;
director, Bank of
Crisfield; Somerset
County Clerk of Court, 1930-38; Maryland
state comptroller, 1939-47, 1950-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Maryland, 1959-67; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1963; Maryland
state treasurer, 1973-75.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., June 25,
1979 (age 85 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunny
Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.
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Elmer Sherman Webb (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Sherman Webb —
of Odessa, New Castle
County, Del.
Born May 7,
1889.
Democrat. Farmer; hardware
and feed
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 13th
District, 1931-32; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., February
12, 1954 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Townsend Cemetery, Townsend, Del.
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Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) —
also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" —
of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Petersburg, Cape May
County, N.J., November
23, 1857.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in 1921
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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