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Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) —
also known as Bernard N. Baker —
of Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 11,
1854.
Democrat. Glass manufacturing business; established Atlantic
Transport Line, operating steamships,
shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia to
Europe; also had lighterage
and cold
storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1917; resigned 1917.
Died in Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
20, 1918 (age 64 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Lawyer;
milk
bottle manufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence
League; New York Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibition
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mentone (Menton), France,
December
19, 1930 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Edmund Arthur Ball (1894-1947) —
also known as E. Arthur Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.; Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., December, 1894.
Democrat. Vice-president of the Ball Brothers glass container
company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940.
Died, from a heart
seizure brought on by influenza,
while seated in his
parked car at the municipal
airport, in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
16, 1947 (age 52 years, 0
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) —
also known as George A. Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, November
5, 1862.
Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass manufacturing
company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of
Muncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
22, 1955 (age 92 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Joseph Ellis Blackburn (1860-1928) —
also known as Joseph E. Blackburn —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 30,
1860.
Republican. Glass mold maker; organizer,
president,
and secretary,
mold-maker's union; druggist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1895; Ohio dairy
and food commissioner, 1897-1901.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, 1928
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Harry Bolinger Curtin (1866-1929) —
also known as Harry B. Curtin —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., October
4, 1866.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1916,
1920;
glass business.
Died January
2, 1929 (age 62 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Dunham (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Jersey, 1845.
Democrat. Glassware merchant; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1886-87.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, December
5, 1864.
Democrat. Glass blower; glass manufacturing business;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,
1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from influenza
and bronchial
pneumonia, in St. John's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
1, 1918 (age 53 years, 331
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Jacob Edward Gunther III (1953-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Gunther III; Jake
Gunther —
of Forestburgh, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., June 11,
1953.
Democrat. Glass business; member of New York
state assembly 98th District, 1993-2003; died in office 2003.
Presbyterian.
Died, of neck
cancer, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
2003 (age 50 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Horatio Ely Havens (1871-1960) —
also known as H. Ely Havens —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Laurelton, Brick, Ocean
County, N.J., April
21, 1871.
Republican. Furniture
and china business; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Died March
25, 1960 (age 88 years, 339
days).
Interment at Havens
Family Graveyard at First Baptist Church, Laurelton, Brick, N.J.
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Andrew Kessler Hay (1809-1881) —
also known as Andrew K. Hay —
of Winslow, Camden
County, N.J.
Born near Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
19, 1809.
Glass manufacturing business; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1849-51; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; president, Camden and
Atlantic Railroad,
1872-76.
Died in Winslow, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1881 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Colestown
Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, N.J.
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Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) —
also known as Alanson B. Houghton —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
10, 1863.
Republican. President, Corning Glass Works, 1910-18;
vice-president, Ephraim Creek Coal and
Coke Company; director, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Ambassador to Germany, 1922-25; Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1928.
Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., September
15, 1941 (age 77 years, 340
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y.
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Amory Houghton (1899-1981) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 27,
1899.
Republican. President (1930-41) and chairman (1941-61), Corning
Glass Works; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, Erie Railroad,
and National City Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1957-61; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1981
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Amory Houghton Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as Amo Houghton —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
7, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
president, Corning Glass Works, 1961; director, New York Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1987-2003 (34th District 1987-93,
31st District 1993-2003, 29th District 2003); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
12, 1906.
Republican. Vice-president, Corning Glass Works, 1935-40;
director, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Council on
Foreign Relations; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur
Amory Houghton and Mabel (Hollister) Houghton; married to
Elizabeth Douglas McCall. |
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Frank J. Klumpp (b. 1867) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in South Pittsburgh (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., October
5, 1867.
Glass worker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1899-1900,
1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl W. Merry (1897-1964) —
of Dunkirk, Jay
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, March
23, 1897.
Republican. Bookkeeper
for a glass factory; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Died in October, 1964
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Merry and Emma C. Merry; nephew by marriage of Lila
Merry. |
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William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; glass
worker; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married, October
28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. |
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1951 |
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Valentine Francis Remmel (1853-1929) —
also known as Valentine Remmel —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
10, 1853.
Socialist. Glass worker; union
organizer; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
German
ancestry.
Died, from lobar
pneumonia, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 9,
1929 (age 76 years, 60
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Frederick H. Scanes Jr. (1906-1974) —
also known as Fred H. Scanes, Jr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
10, 1906.
Democrat. Flat glass worker; secretary-treasurer
and president,
Local 7, Glass Workers; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in August, 1974
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick H. Scanes, Sr. and Delphis (Stephens) Scanes; married,
August
20, 1933, to Alta Riddle. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) —
also known as Henry R. Schoolcraft —
of Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Guilderland, Albany
County, N.Y., March
28, 1793.
Glassmaker; geologist;
U.S. Indian Agent, 1822-41; member
Michigan territorial council from Brown, Chippewa, Crawford and
Michilimackinac counties, 1828-31.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1864 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence Schoolcraft and Margaret Anna Barbara (Rowe) Schoolcraft;
married, October
12, 1823, to Jane Johnston; married, January
12, 1847, to Mary Howard; uncle of John
Lawrence Schoolcraft and Richard
Updike Sherman; granduncle of James
Schoolcraft Sherman (who married Carrie
Babcock Sherman) and James
Teller Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed of Peter
P. Schoolcraft. |
| | | Political families: Seward
family of New York; Schoolcraft-Sherman
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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County, Mich. is named for him. |
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of Schoolcraft,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry R. Schoolcraft (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; wrecked and scrapped 1967) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Elijah Sells (1814-1897) —
of Scott
County, Ill.; Sweetland, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.; Palmyra, Douglas
County, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Franklin
County, Ohio, February
5, 1814.
Republican. Stoneware manufacturer; lumber
business; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,
1844; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1856-63; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1870; secretary
of Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
13, 1897 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sells and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells; married, March
10, 1835, to Isabella Watt; married to Harriet Jacques Wetmore;
father of Elijah Watt Sells. |
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William H. Smart (1868-1963) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.; Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., September
4, 1868.
Founder and president, Keystone Bottle Manufacturing Company;
mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1919-23.
Member, Elks.
Died, in the Elks National Home retirement
facility, in Bedford, Bedford
County, Va., February
17, 1963 (age 94 years, 166
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Smart and Jane Smart; married 1890 to Addie
L. Hamilton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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James Scollay Taft (b. 1844) —
also known as James S. Taft —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 16,
1844.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; pottery manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1903; mayor of
Keene, N.H., 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Taft and Nancy (Burnap) Taft; married, January
9, 1874, to Helen A. Ball. |
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Thomas Waaland (b. 1911) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Stavanger, Norway,
May
22, 1911.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; glass manufacturing
executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Waaland and Anna Marie (Simonsen) Waaland; married, April
30, 1938, to Jean McKinley. |
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Joseph H. Walker —
of Monrovia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Pottery manufacturer; mayor
of Monrovia, Calif., 1954-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edwin Wells Jr. (b. 1890) —
also known as W. Edwin Wells —
of Newell, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 30,
1890.
Republican. Pottery manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Wallace Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) —
also known as Ralston Westlake —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
27, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; glass business;
motel
owner; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
9, 1978 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Glass blower; president,
Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930; investigated
in 1924 by the U.S. House over an accusation
that he accepted a
bribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were not
substantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); in December 1929, he, Daniel
R. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith
Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,
were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissinger
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
Methodist.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April
22, 1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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