| |  Walter C. Adams Jr. (b. 1936) — of Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in Newtown,BucksCounty, Pa.,August22, 1936.Democrat.Scientist;university professor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1972.Protestant.Still living as of 1973.| |  Relatives: Sonof Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams; married1962 to NancyL. Baier. |
| | Roy Leslie Austin (b. 1939) — also known asRoy L. Austin — of Pennsylvania. Born in Kingstown,St. Vincentand the Grenadines,December13, 1939.Naturalized U.S. citizen;university professor; U.S.Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 2001-09.Africanancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.Still living as of 2014. | | John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — also known asJohn S. Badeau — of Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February24, 1903.Minister;missionary;university professor;president,American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1961-64.ChristianReformed; laterPresbyterian.Member,SigmaXi;TauKappa Alpha.Died, fromsepsis,in Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1995 (age92 years, 182days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, N.J. | | Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) — also known asCharles M. Bakewell — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April24, 1867.Republican.University professor; member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1932(alternate),1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.Member,BetaTheta Pi;Freemasons;Elks;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September19, 1957 (age90 years, 148days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendentof schools;university professor; dean, School ofEducation, New York University, 1904-19; Law Preservation candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph atLehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa. | | Robert Heron Bork (1927-2012) — also known asRobert H. Bork — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March 1,1927.Lawyer;law professor; U.S. Solicitor General, 1973-77;U.S.Attorney General, 1973-74;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned1988.Catholic.Member,FederalistSociety;PhiGamma Delta.Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;rejected by the Senate.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,December19, 2012 (age85 years, 293days).Interment atFairfaxMemorial Park, Fairfax, Va.  | William A. Brubaker (b. 1843) — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,1843.Lecturer; Prohibition candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1907, 1911; Prohibition candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1908.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Ill.), February 3, 1907 |
 | Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) — also known asMartin G. Brumbaugh;"Hercules of theEducational World" —ofHuntingdonCounty, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Penn Township,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,April14, 1862.Republican.HuntingdonCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90;universityprofessor;president,Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education,1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1916;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916.Brethren.Germanancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died in Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,March14, 1930 (age67 years, 334days).Interment atValleyView Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married1884 to AnnaKonigmacher; married,January29, 1916, to Flora Belle Parks. | | | | Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall atPennsylvania StateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh:Earl C. Kaylor, Jr.,MartinGrove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman toBedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930 | | | | Image source: Smull's Legislative HandBook and Manual 1916 |
| | Tony Campolo (b. 1935) — of St. Davids,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February25, 1935.Democrat.Minister;university professor; member,Platform Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Baptist.Still living as of 2018. | | Perry Amherst Carpenter (1881-1957) — also known asPerry A. Carpenter — of Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton Township,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1881.Professor of mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima,N.Y., 1910; laterhigh schoolteacher; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County, 1909; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 39th District, 1912.Co-author of mathematics and algebra textbooks. Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1957(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Hampton Lawrence Carson (b. 1852) — also known asHampton L. Carson — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February21, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;law professor;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1903-07.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Carson and Mary (Hollingsworth) Carson; married,April14, 1880, to Anna Lea Baker. |
 | Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) — also known asEdward F. Cooke — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962;mayorof Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69;AlleghenyCounty Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromdiabetesandrenalfailure, in ahospiceat Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,August12, 2002 (ageabout 79years).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to DorothyCleary. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,December 27, 1967 |
| | | George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) — also known asGeorge S. Counts — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; New Hope,BucksCounty, Pa.Born near Baldwin City,DouglasCounty, Kan.,December9, 1889.University professor;author;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American LaborParty state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,1955-59.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Kappa;KappaDelta Pi.Suffered astroke,and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November10, 1974 (age84 years, 336days). Hisbody wasdonated to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)Counts. |
| | Nathaniel Neiman Craley Jr. (1927-2006) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.,November17, 1927.Democrat.Furnituremanufacturer;college instructor;chair ofYork County Democratic Party, 1962-64;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1965-67.Lutheran.Died in Glen Rock,YorkCounty, Pa.,June 18,2006 (age78 years, 213days).Burial location unknown. | | William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) — also known asWilliam S. Culbertson — of Kansas; Charmian,FranklinCounty, Pa.Born in Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August5, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;economist;university professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25;U.S. Minister toRomania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1928-33.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaPhi Epsilon;AmericanEconomic Association.Died in1966(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown. | | George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February7, 1839.Lawyer;law professor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1892-1909.Scottishancestry.DiedJanuary21, 1917 (age77 years, 349days).Interment atSt.James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Leon de la Cova (1822-1879) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Caracas,Venezuela,1822.University professor;Vice-Consulfor Colombia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1867-77;Consulfor Venezuela inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1869-77.Venezuelanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January26, 1879 (ageabout 56years).Interment atOldCathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) — also known asHenry W. Diederich — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November13, 1845.Republican.Pastor;college professor; U.S. Consul inLeipzig, 1889-93;Magdeburg, 1897-99;Bremen, 1899-1906;Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1906-17.Lutheran.Died in Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February8, 1926 (age80 years, 87days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Whitemarsh,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March28, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;law professor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1921-26; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1939-46.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;UnionLeague;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.  | Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) — also known asMaurice F. Egan — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 24,1852.University professor;author;U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1907-17.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1924 (age71 years, 236days).Interment atOldCathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Milton Stover Eisenhower (1899-1985) — also known asMilton S. Eisenhower — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Abilene,DickinsonCounty, Kan.,September15, 1899.Republican.Newspaperreporter;university professor; U.S. Vice Consul inEdinburgh, 1924-26;presidentof Kansas State University, 1943-50; Pennsylvania State University,1950-56; and Johns Hopkins University, 1956-67 and 1971-72; directorforrailroads;trustee forhospitals;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964;Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;AlphaZeta;OmicronDelta Kappa;DeltaSigma Pi.Died, ofcancer,inBaltimore,Md.,May 2,1985 (age85 years, 229days).Interment atCentre County Memorial Park, State College, Pa. | | Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) — also known asCharles C. Ellis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.Born inWashington,D.C.,July 21,1874.Schoolteacher;pastor;college professor;president,Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate fordelegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Brethren.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 27,1950 (age75 years, 341days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis; married,December25, 1902, to Emma Susan Nice. |
| | Charles Rosenberry Erdman Jr. (1897-1984) — also known asCharles R. Erdman, Jr. — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August25, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;collegeprofessor;mayorof Princeton, N.J., 1936-45, 1948-49;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1958-61; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1960(delegation chair).Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October15, 1984 (age87 years, 51days).Burial location unknown. | | Marvin Lionel Esch (1927-2010) — also known asMarvin L. Esch — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Flinton,CambriaCounty, Pa.,August4, 1927.Republican.University professor; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd SenatorialDistrict, 1961; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1990.Presbyterian.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 19,2010 (age82 years, 319days).Burial location unknown. | | John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) — also known asJohn C. Evans — of Ridley Park,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,May 21,1891.Republican.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;college professor;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.Presbyterian.Member,Pi GammaMu;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans; married,January7, 1920, to Augusta Caroline Rodemann. |
| | Robert Earl Filner (b. 1942) — also known asBob Filner — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September4, 1942.Democrat. In June 1961, as a Freedom Rider at the bus station inJackson, Mississippi, he wasarrestedfordisturbingthe peace andinciting ariot; jailed for two months;university professor;U.S.Representative from California, 1993-2012 (50th District1993-2003, 51st District 2003-12); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1996,2000,2004,2008;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 2012-13; resigned 2013; in July and August2013, numerous women came forward toaccusehim ofsexualharassment; a campaign started torecallhim from office as mayor; a few days later, heresigned;in October 2013, hepleadedguilty tochargesof false imprisonment and battery of three women; he wassentencedto a three-monthhousearrest.Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;NavyLeague;SierraClub.Still living as of 2016. | | John K. Finley (d. 1885) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican.College professor;villagepresident of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.Presbyterian.Died in1885.Burial location unknown. | | William Alan Fletcher (b. 1945) — also known asWilliam A. Fletcher — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 6,1945.Lawyer;law professor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1998-.Still living as of 2014. | | Arthur R. Gemberling — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Woodstown,SalemCounty, N.J.Born in Selinsgrove,SnyderCounty, Pa.Republican.College teacher;real estatebroker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,1947.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) — also known asAlbert H. Gerberich — of Pennsylvania; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Williamstown,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February23, 1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inPuerto Cortes, 1919-22;Bremerhaven, as of 1922-24; U.S. Consul inMaracaibo, 1924-25;college professor.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,April14, 1965 (age67 years, 50days).Interment atAtglenMethodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Henry Gerberich and Martha Eleanor (Horwell) Gerberich;married,June 21,1934, to Gisela Margit Heim-Zimanyi. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) — also known asNewton Leroy McPherson;"NuclearNewt" —of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 17,1943.Republican.College professor;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. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —Encyclopediaof American Loons | | | | 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 |
| | Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,July 29,1889.Democrat.Law professor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died inoffice 1962.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiAlpha Delta;AlphaSigma Phi;Freemasons.DiedJune 25,1962 (age72 years, 331days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich; married toEdith Eastman and Natalie E. Murphy; married,September23, 1940, to Mary Dern Baxter. |
| | George Scott Graham (1850-1931) — also known asGeorge S. Graham — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September13, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;PhiladelphiaCounty District Attorney, 1880-98;law professor; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1892,1916(alternate),1924;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died inoffice 1931.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;UnionLeague.Died in Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 4,1931 (age80 years, 294days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Archibald Edmund Gray (b. 1900) — also known asArchibald E. Gray — of Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November16, 1900.Chemist;college instructor; U.S. Vice Consul inCallao-Lima, 1929-31;Bordeaux, 1931-33; U.S. Consul inHelsingfors, as of 1938;Halifax, as of 1949.Burial location unknown.  | William 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;college professor;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. | | Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) — also known asP. Warren Green — of Pullman,WhitmanCounty, Wash.; Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Booth's Corner,DelawareCounty, Pa.,August18, 1889.Republican.College professor;lawyer;Delawarestate attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married,December17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
| | Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) — also known asRichard T. Greener;R. T.Greener —ofWashington,D.C.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January30, 1844.University professor;lawyer;U.S. Consul inBombay, 1898; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inVladivostok, 1898-1905.Africanancestry.FirstBlack graduate of Harvard, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | John Samuel Hagelin (b. 1954) — also known asJohn Hagelin — of Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 9,1954.University professor;physicist;Natural Law candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000.Still living as of 2020.  | James Denton Hancock (b. 1837) — also known asJames D. Hancock;"Nya GuaHai";"Grizzy Bear" —of Franklin,VenangoCounty, Pa.Born in Wyoming Valley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 9,1837.Democrat.University professor;lawyer;solicitor, Allegeny ValleyRailroad,1877-88; solicitor, New York and PhiladelphiaRailroad,1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and PennsylvaniaRailroad,from 1888; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1892 (27th District), 1894(at-large).Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanEconomic Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock. | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | Beth H. Harwell (b. 1957) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 24,1957.Republican.University professor; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Tennessee,2004,2008(alternate); member ofTennesseestate house of representatives 56th District, 2007.Female.Churchof Christ.Still living as of 2008. | | William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) — also known asWilliam H. Hastie — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November17, 1904.Lawyer;law professor;U.S.District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39;dean, HowardUniversity law school, 1939-46;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; tooksenior status 1971.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmegaPsi Phi;Freemasons;AmericanCivil Liberties Union;Americansfor Democratic Action.ReceivedSpingarnMedal in 1943.Died, at Suburban GeneralHospital,East Norriton,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April14, 1976 (age71 years, 149days).Burial location unknown. | | William Churchill Houston (c.1746-1788) — ofSomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C., about 1746.College professor; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85;lawyer;clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1781-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosis,while lodging at aninn inFrankford, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August12, 1788 (ageabout 42years).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cortlandt town,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,November21, 1867.Lawyer;law professor;writer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Portof New York, 1914-19.Died, in Martha's VineyardHospital,Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,August3, 1940 (age72 years, 256days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe; married1904 to MarieH. Jenney. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Mayham Hulley (1898-1991) — also known asBenjamin M. Hulley — of DeLand,VolusiaCounty, Fla.;Washington,D.C.Born in Lewisburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,June 28,1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;universityprofessor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inStockholm, 1924-29; U.S. Consul inStockholm, 1929;Dublin, 1929-34;Nantes, 1934-37;Paris, 1937-38;Sault Ste. Marie, 1940;Reykjavik, as of 1944;Helsinki, as of 1945.Died in January,1991(age92years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Irvine (1858-1931) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,September15, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93;justice ofNebraska state supreme court, 1893-99;law professor;Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907; member, New YorkState Public Service Commission; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.Member,American BarAssociation;Chi Phi;PhiDelta Phi.DiedJune 23,1931 (age72 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | | Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) — also known asNicholas de B. Katzenbach — of North Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January17, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;law professor;U.S.Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel forIBM,1969-86; director, MCICommunications,2002-04; Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1996.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Skillman,SomersetCounty, N.J.,May 8,2012 (age90 years, 112days).Cremated. | | Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) — also known asTed Kaufman — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March15, 1939.Democrat.Engineer;administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. SenatorJoeBiden, 1976-95;college professor;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009.Irish,Jewish, andRussianancestry.Died in2010(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown. | | Winthrop Welles Ketchum (1820-1879) — also known asWinthrop W. Ketchum;Winthrop WellesKetcham —of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 29,1820.Republican.College teacher;lawyer;LuzerneCounty Prothonotary, 1855-57; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1858; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1864;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 10th District, 1860-62;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1875-76;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1876-79;died in office 1879.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December6, 1879 (age59 years, 160days).Interment atHollenbackCemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | | James William Marshall (1822-1910) — also known asJames W. Marshall — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born inClarkeCounty, Va.,August14, 1822.College professor; U.S. Consul inLeeds, 1861-64;U.S.Postmaster General, 1874.Died inWashington,D.C.,February5, 1910 (age87 years, 175days).Intermentsomewherein Carlisle, Pa. | | Richard T. McSorley (1914-2002) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October2, 1914.Democrat.Jesuitpriest;university professor; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1968.Died inWashington,D.C.,October17, 2002 (age88 years, 15days).Interment atGeorgetown University Jesuit Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) — also known asBeth W. Milford;BethWharton —of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,August19, 1908.Republican.College instructor; member, Ypsilanti board ofeducation, 1955-67; candidate forMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern MichiganUniversity Board of Regents, 1964-86.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August7, 1992 (age83 years, 354days).Interment atSt.John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton; married1941 to AlbertF. Milford, Jr. |
| | Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason (1842-1937) — also known asCharles P. H. Nason — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,September7, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;clergyman;writer;lecturer; U.S. Consul inGrenoble, 1901-11.PresbyterianorCongregationalist.Died in1937(ageabout94 years).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Jesse Ormondroyd (1897-1975) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Pennsylvania,February7, 1897.Democrat.Professor ofmechanicalengineering, University of Michigan; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1953.Died, following astroke,at St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February6, 1975 (age77 years, 364days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Herbert Ormondroyd and Jeannette (Wrighton) Ormondroyd; married toKathleen Felton. |
 | George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March16, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;law professor;orator;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1928,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society.DiedMay 24,1961 (age94 years, 69days).Interment atOldSt. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa. | | John Himes Pitman (1890-1950) — also known asJohn H. Pitman — of Swarthmore,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Conshohocken,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April 7,1890.Democrat.Astronomer;college professor; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1928.Died in Swarthmore,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September23, 1950 (age60 years, 169days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Henry Pitman, Jr. and Carrie May (Himes) Pitman; married toElsie Anders. |
| | James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) — also known asJames K. Pollock — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,May 25,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa.DiedOctober4, 1968 (age70 years, 132days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to AgnesMarie Haun. |
| | James Madison Porter (1793-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January6, 1793.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawprofessor;U.S.Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania statelegislature, 1849.Presbyterian.Founder,in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.Died in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,November11, 1862 (age69 years, 309days).Interment atEastonCemetery, Easton, Pa. | | Paul W. O. Preisler (1902-1971) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;St.Louis, Mo.Born in Missouri,May 31,1902.Socialist.Chemist;college instructor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1934, 1936, 1938;served in the U.S. Army during World War II.DiedNovember20, 1971 (age69 years, 173days).Cremated;ashes interred atHillcrestAbbey, St. Louis, Mo. | | Leon C. Prince — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Republican.Lawyer;college teacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 31st District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936.Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | William B. Pruner (born c.1867) — of Rocky Hill,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Abington,MontgomeryCounty, Pa., about 1867.Republican.College lecturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1901-02.Burial location unknown.  | Burton L. Rockwood (1873-1940) — of Foster Township,McKeanCounty, Pa.; Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 3,1873.Alcohol prohibition advocate and organizer;lecturer;Pennsylvania Prohibition state chair, 1910-11; Prohibition candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Methodist.Member,Sons ofTemperance.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January9, 1940 (age66 years, 220days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Alonso Rockwood and Martha Amelia (Lang) Rockwood; married,October20, 1904, to Genevieve Sharpe; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMilton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed ofEleanorRepass. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Public Opinion(Chambersburg, Pa.), April 30, 1910 |
 | Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) — also known asTom Rooney — of Tequesta,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November21, 1970.Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen.ConnieMack III;lawyer;law professor;U.S.Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17thDistrict 2013).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,LambdaChi Alpha.Still living as of 2014. |  | Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) — also known asWilfred H. Schoff — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Lower Merion Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Newtonville, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November27, 1874.Lecturer;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1929;HonoraryConsul for Peru inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1921;Vice-Consulfor Panama inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic DeeperWaterwaysAssociation; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.Killed whenhit by acar in Mt. Holly,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September14, 1932 (age57 years, 292days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later.Original interment atBrotherhood Cemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 atWestminsterCemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married,June 20,1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Courier-Post (Camden,N.J.), October 3, 1932 |
| | George Sharswood (1810-1883) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 7,1810.Lawyer;law professor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1837; district judge inPennsylvania, 1845-67;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-82.Presbyterian.DiedMay 28,1883 (age72 years, 325days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | The World War IILibertyshipSS George Sharswood (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; scrapped 1962) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "This monument, erected bymembes of the Philadelphia bar, commemorates the genius and virtuesof one distinguished as a legal author and professor of law,President Judge of the District Court, Associate and Chief Justice ofthe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John W. Slayton (1863-1935) — of New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.; McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Virginia,1863.Socialist.Carpenter;lecturer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1900 (at-large), 1924 (35thDistrict); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1902, 1910, 1926; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from Pennsylvania, 1912; Socialist candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1928;candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1930, 1932.Member,CarpentersUnion.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 5,1935 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,1892.Democrat.University professor;historian;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.Died, ofheartfailure, in Clarion,ClarionCounty, Pa.,May 11,1984 (ageabout 91years). Bodydonatedto the University of Michigan medical school. | | Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) — also known asJ. Ross Stevenson — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.;Baltimore,Md.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Ligonier,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,March 1,1866.Democrat.Pastor;college professor;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912 ;president,Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.Presbyterian.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August13, 1939 (age73 years, 165days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) — also known asHenry W. Temple — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Belle Center,LoganCounty, Ohio,March31, 1864.Republican.Pastor;college professor;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).Presbyterian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,January11, 1955 (age90 years, 286days).Interment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington, Pa.  | Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;president, Duluth & Iron RangeRailroad;managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);university professor; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1899-1902;Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, frompneumonia,in PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1923 (age74 years, 313days).Original interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment atWatervilleCemetery, Waterville, N.Y. | | George Tucker (1775-1861) — ofLynchburg,Va.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in St. Georges,Bermuda,August20, 1775.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1815;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1819-25 (15th District 1819-21, 6thDistrict 1821-25);university professor.Slaveowner. Died in Sherwood,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,April10, 1861 (age85 years, 233days).Interment atUniversityof Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va. | | Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.Born in West Nottingham,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December5, 1735.Preacher;university professor;physician;member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.Presbyterian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1819 (age83 years, 168days).Entombed atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Richard Alsop Wise (1843-1900) — ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September2, 1843.Republican.College professor; member of Virginia statelegislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1898-99, 1900; died inoffice 1900.Died inWilliamsburg,Va.,December21, 1900 (age57 years, 110days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.
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