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Baptist Politicians in Pennsylvania

Thomas Jackson Baldrige (1872-1964) — also known asThomas J. Baldrige — of Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,April 5,1872.Republican.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge inPennsylvania, 1929-43.Baptist. Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,January27, 1964 (age91 years, 297days).Interment atHollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Matt S. Anderson (b. 1904) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 10,1904.Democrat.Officeclerk; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 1stDistrict; elected 1954.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.
 
 Relatives: Sonof Matthew Anderson and Margaret (Claye) Anderson; married toGertrude Gwendolyn Prestwood.
 
 Relatives: Sonof Laura (Mattern) Baldrige and Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1842-1895);brother ofHowardHammond Baldrige; married,April18, 1917, to Anna Dean; nephew ofEdwinRockefeller Baldrige; uncle ofHowardMalcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); grandson ofJosephBaldrige; granduncle ofHowardMalcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); first cousin ofWilliamLovell Baldrige; second cousin once removed ofCarlClifford Baldrige; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryClarence Baldridge.
 Political family:Baldrigefamily of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
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 Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) — also known asArthur L. Bates — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,June 6,1859.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888(alternate),1924;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,25th District 1903-13).Baptist. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Kiwanis;PhiKappa Psi.Died in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,August26, 1934 (age75 years, 81days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Samuel Penniman Bates and Sarah Josephine (Bates) Bates; married1909 toEmily Wells Rusling (grandniece ofRobertRusling; first cousin once removed ofJamesJacob Rusling andJohnA. Rusling); grandnephew ofJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin four times removed ofSamuelAdams andJohnAdams; third cousin ofAlmurStiles Whiting; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephAllen,JohnQuincy Adams andPeterRawson Taft; fourth cousin once removed ofExSumner Mansfield.
 Political families:Adamsfamily of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts;Adamsfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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Samuel Z. BattenSamuel Zane Batten (1859-1925) — also known asSamuel Z. Batten — of Tioga,TiogaCounty, Pa.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Lansdowne,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Swedesboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,August10, 1859.Minister;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.Baptist. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.DiedJune 26,1925 (age65 years, 320days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof George Batten and Sarah Perkins (Zane) Batten; married,October6, 1886, to Winifred Merriman; nephew ofThomasGaskill Batten.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Books by Samuel Zane Batten:TheNew World Order —TheChristian state : the state, democracy andChristianity —Thesocial task of Christianity: a summons to the newcrusade —Themoral meaning of the war: A prophetic interpretation —Aworking temperance programme —Theindifference of the churches to the lawlessness of thetimes
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Charles L. BrownCharles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) — also known asCharles L. Brown — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate 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(HonoraryVice-President),1944.Baptist. Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;UnionLeague;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October8, 1947 (age83 years, 94days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. FlorenceWarren.
 Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,September 14, 1896
 John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) — also known asJack Browne — of Corrales,SandovalCounty, N.M.Born in Gibsonton,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,September3, 1905.Schoolteacher;chemist;Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76.Baptist. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Corrales,SandovalCounty, N.M.,July 17,1985 (age79 years, 317days).Cremated;ashes scattered.
 Relatives: Sonof William Fred Brown and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown; married,November29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel.
 Tony Campolo (b. 1935) — of St. Davids,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February25, 1935.Democrat.Minister;universityprofessor; member,Platform Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Baptist. Still living as of 2018.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Encyclopediaof American Loons
 James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) — also known asJ. Mitchell Chase — of Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.Born in Glen Richey,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,December19, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33.Baptist. Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,January1, 1945 (age53 years, 13days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof John M. Chase and Jane T. (Phillips) Chase; married,October6, 1920, to Elise Lake.
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 William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) — also known asWilliam J. Crow — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January22, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;defeated, 1948.Baptist. Member,PhiKappa Psi;Moose;Elks;Eagles;ExchangeClub.Died in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,October13, 1974 (age72 years, 264days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
 Relatives: SonofWilliamEvans Crow and Ada (Curry) Crow; married,October5, 1923, to Charlotte Sheafer.
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 George Potter Darrow (1859-1943) — also known asGeorge P. Darrow — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February4, 1859.Republican. Member, board of managers, MutualFireInsurance Company of Germantown;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-37, 1939-41 (6th District1915-23, 7th District 1923-37, 1939-41).Baptist. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 7,1943 (age84 years, 123days).Interment atIvyHill Mausoleum, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Edmund Darrow and Elizabeth (Potter) Darrow; married,February8, 1887, to Sarah Johnson; married,September16, 1897, to Elizabeth Shore.
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 James John Davis (1873-1947) — also known asJames J. Davis;"PuddlerJim" —of Elwood,MadisonCounty, Ind.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Tredegar,Wales,October27, 1873.Republican.MadisonCounty Recorder, 1903-07;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker);U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.Baptist.Welshancestry. Member,Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles;Foresters;Woodmen;Maccabees;DeltaSigma Phi.Died in ahospitalat Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November22, 1947 (age74 years, 26days).Interment atUnionDale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis; married,November26, 1914, to Jean Rodenbaugh.
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 Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) — also known asR. Budd Dwyer — of Pennsylvania. Born in St. Charles,St. CharlesCounty, Mo.,November21, 1939.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1965-70; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987;convictedin December 1986 ofbriberyand conspiracy in federal court.Baptist. Member,NationalEducation Association;Eagles;ThetaChi;Jaycees.About to besentenced,and widely expected to resign from office, he called apressconference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,he insisted he was not guilty, and thenshot andkilledhimself, in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,January22, 1987 (age47 years, 62days).Interment atBloomingValley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Robert Malcolm Dwyer and Alice Mary (Budd) Dwyer; married1963 to JoanneMarilyn Grappy.
 Cross-reference:RobertB. Asher
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 George Evans (b. 1882) — of Iaeger,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born in Blossburg,TiogaCounty, Pa.,September7, 1882.Democrat.Physician;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38,1941-46.Baptist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans; married1916 toVirginia Burke.
 Chaka Fattah (b. 1956) — also known asArthur Davenport — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November21, 1956.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1982-88; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1989-94;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1995-; defeated(Consumer), 1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1996,2000,2004,2008;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 2007.Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014.
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 Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) — also known asNewton Leroy McPherson;"NuclearNewt" —of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 17,1943.Republican.Collegeprofessor;author;U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated,1974, 1976;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1995-99.Baptist; laterCatholic.Reprimandedin 1997 by the House of Representatives, andfined$300,000, overfalsestatements he had made during an investigation of his use oftax-exempt organizations forpartisanadvocacy.Still living as of 2020.
 Relatives: Sonof Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson;married,June 19,1962, to Jackie Battley; married,August8, 1981, to Marianne Ginther; married,August18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of RobertGingrich.
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 Books by Newt Gingrich:WinningThe Future: A 21st Century Contract with America(2005) —SavingLives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, withDana Pavey & Anne Woodbury —ToRenew America (1995) —LessonsLearned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998) —RonaldReagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, with Callista Gingrich & DavidN. Bossie (2011) —ANation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters(2011)
 Fiction by Newt Gingrich:Gettysburg:A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen —GrantComes East, with William R. Forstchen —NeverCall Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R.Forstchen —1945,with William R. Forstchen
 Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely,TheGentleman from Georgia : The Biography of NewtGingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory
 Critical books about Newt Gingrich:David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf,TellNewt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists RevealHow Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K.Wilson,NewtGingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors
 Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) — also known asW. Wilson Goode — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born near Seaboard,NorthamptonCounty, N.C.,August19, 1938.Democrat.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1984(delegation chair).Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2020.
 Presumably namedfor:WoodrowWilson
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 Books by W. Wilson Goode:InGoode Faith (1992)
William H. Gray IIIWilliam Herbert Gray III (1941-2013) — also known asWilliam H. Gray III;BillGray —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,August20, 1941.Democrat.Baptistminister;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1979-91; resigned1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984;president and CEO, United Negro College Fund, 1991-2004.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;TrilateralCommission;AlphaPhi Alpha.Died in London,England,July1, 2013 (age71 years, 315days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof William Herbert Gray, Jr.; married to Andrea Dash.
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 Image source: National Council ofChurches
 Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known asFreeman Hankins — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,September30, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1961-67; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;NAACP;Freemasons;AmericanWoodmen;Elks.Died, fromheartdisease, in the University of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December31, 1988 (age71 years, 92days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married,April20, 1939, to Dorothy Days.
 The Freeman Hankinsbranchpost office, inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.
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 Andrew Hoerner Harnly (b. 1864) — also known asAndrew H. Harnly — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Manheim,LancasterCounty, Pa.,February13, 1864.Republican.Pastor;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1927-32; defeated, 1932.Baptist. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Henry H. Harnly and Elizabeth (Hoerner) Harnly; married,December26, 1889, to Hattie I. Henry; married,May 7,1910, to Lulu Lorena Torrence.
 Augustus Eugenio Ingram (b. 1867) — also known asAugustus E. Ingram — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 9,1867.U.S. Vice Consul inParis, 1903, 1905-06;Antwerp, 1903-04;Nottingham, 1904-05;Stockholm, 1905;Berlin, 1906-07;Montreal, 1907; U.S. Consul inBradford, 1909-20; U.S. Consul General inLe Havre, as of 1922;Vancouver, as of 1924.Baptist. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof James Scott Ingram and Marie Louise (Kincaid) Ingram; married1891 to AliceB. Paris.
 William Kinney (1781-1843) — ofSt.Clair County, Ill.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,1781.Baptistminister;merchant;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1826-30; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1830, 1834.Baptist. Died near Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,October1, 1843 (ageabout 62years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, St. Clair County, Ill. Thaddeus Kirkland (b. 1955) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,January12, 1955.Democrat.Pastor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives 159th District, 1993-2016;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,2008;mayorof Chester, Pa., 2016-.Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2020.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 William Carr Lane (1789-1863) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born near Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,December1, 1789.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;physician;surgeon;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1826-30;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853.Episcopalian;laterBaptist.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,January6, 1863 (age73 years, 36days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
 Relatives: Sonof Presley Carr Lane and Sarah 'Sallie' (Stephenson) Lane; married,February26, 1818, to Mary Ewing.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Edgar M. Levy (1822-1906) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in St. Marys,CamdenCounty, Ga.,November23, 1822.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1856,1900.Baptist. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October29, 1906 (age83 years, 340days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Lewis Levy and Ann (Patterson) Levy.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (1898-1987) — also known asRobert N. C. Nix, Sr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,August9, 1898.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63,2nd District 1963-79).Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Elks;AmericanWoodmen.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 22,1987 (age88 years, 317days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Father ofRobertNelson Cornelius Nix Jr..
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 John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) — of Bellville,AustinCounty, Tex.Born in Lagrange,WyomingCounty, Pa.,May 8,1826.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;newspapereditor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76;postmaster;candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1884.Baptist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Belton,BellCounty, Tex.,1903(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to Junia Roberts.
 Ronald Ernest Paul (b. 1935) — also known asRon Paul — of Lake Jackson,BrazoriaCounty, Tex.; Surfside Beach,BrazoriaCounty, Tex.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August20, 1935.Physician;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1976-77, 1979-85, 1997- (22nd District1976-77, 1979-85, 14th District 1997-2004); defeated (Republican),1974, 1976; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1984; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1988 (Libertarian), 2008 (Constitution);candidate for Republican nomination for President,2008,2012;received one electoral vote for President,2016.Lutheran;laterBaptist. Member,LambdaChi Alpha.Still living as of 2019.
 Relatives:Married1957 to CarolWells; father ofRandPaul.
 Political family:Paulfamily of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail —Encyclopediaof American Loons
 Books by Ron Paul:TheRevolution: A Manifesto (2008) —Endthe Fed (2009)
 Books about Ron Paul: Brian Doherty,RonPaul's rEVOLution: The Man and the Movement HeInspired
 Alphonso Valdeze Penn (1851-1945) — also known asA. V. Penn — of Sidney,FremontCounty, Iowa.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,1851.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1904.Baptist. Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died in Sidney,FremontCounty, Iowa,1945(ageabout94 years).Interment atSidneyCemetery, Sidney, Iowa.
 Relatives: Sonof Dr. John Newton Penn and Emily (Rickey) Penn; married1874 to MaryZinzie Gray.
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 Blondell Reynolds=Brown (b. 1952) — also known asBlondell Reynolds — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Sumter,SumterCounty, S.C.,October16, 1952.Democrat.Schoolteacher;dancer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,DeltaSigma Theta.Still living as of 2019.
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 Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) — also known asRoy St. Lewis — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,September27, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney inOklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and PacificRailroad;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.Baptist. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married,July 12,1926, to Inez Reams.
 Marshall L. Shapard — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat.Baptistminister;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1948.Baptist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Charles Emory SmithCharles Emory Smith (1842-1908) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.,February18, 1842.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1876;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1890-92;U.S.Postmaster General, 1898-1902.Baptist. Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January19, 1908 (age65 years, 335days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
 Relatives: Sonof Emory Boutelle Smith and Arvilla T. (Royce) Smith; married,June 30,1863, to Ella Huntley.
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906)
Harold StassenHarold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) — also known asHarold E. Stassen — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in West St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.,April13, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;DakotaCounty Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1936,1940(TemporaryChair;speaker);Governorof Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter);president,University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; director, U.S. Mutual SecurityAgency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1948,1952,1964,1968,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1958; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1960;Independent Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.Baptist. Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;GammaEta Gamma;Freemasons;Shriners;Council onForeign Relations.Died, at the Friendship Villagenursinghome, Bloomington,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March 4,2001 (age93 years, 325days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
 Relatives: Sonof William Andrew Stassen and Elsie Emma (Mueller) Stassen; married,November14, 1929, to Esther Glewwe.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Eminent Americans(1954)
 John Batterson Stetson Jr. (1884-1952) — also known asJohn B. Stetson, Jr. — of Ashbourne,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Elkins Park,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October14, 1884.Republican. Pilot and captain for U.S. Air Service, World War I;hatmanufacturer; U.S. Minister toPoland, 1925-29; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Baptist. Member,AmericanGeographic Society.Died in Elkins Park,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,November15, 1952 (age68 years, 32days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
 Relatives: Sonof John Batterson Stetson and Sarah Elizabeth (Shindler) Stetson;married,June 15,1907, to Ruby Florence Carlisle; first cousin ofHenryStetson.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
Harold G. SturgisHarold Greene Sturgis (b. 1887) — also known asHarold G. Sturgis — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October9, 1887.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920.Baptist. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: SonofOrinJones Sturgis and Isa Dora (Greene) Sturgis.
 Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913)
Leon F. WheatleyLeon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) — of Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in West Franklin,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,February20, 1872.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; memberofNewYork state senate 43rd District, 1927-32;mayorof Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.Baptist. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows.Died in Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1944 (age72 years, 303days).Interment atHornellRural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married,May 17,1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt.
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 Image source: New York Red Book1924
 John B. Williams — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1956.Baptist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Samuel Howard Woodson Jr. (1916-1999) — also known asS. Howard Woodson, Jr. — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 8,1916.Democrat.Pastor;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1964-76 (Mercer County 1964-67,District 6-B 1968-73, 13th District 1974-76); resigned 1976.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 28,1999 (age83 years, 81days).Interment atEwingCemetery, Ewing, N.J.
 Epitaph: "Hedevoted his life to preaching, teaching and living the Word ofGod."
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Albert Russell Wynn (b. 1951) — also known asAlbert R. Wynn — of Largo,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.; Mitchellville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September10, 1951.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1983-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1987-92;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1993-.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
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 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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