| |  Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Harrison,WashingtonCounty, Ga.,September5, 1917.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960(alternate),1964,1968,1984;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 3rd District, 1967-80;firstBlack member of the Pennsylvania state senate.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks.DiedNovember9, 1989 (age72 years, 65days).Burial location unknown. | | John Mahlon Barnes (1866-1934) — also known asJ. Mahlon Barnes — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 22,1866.Socialist.Cigarmaker; Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1898; delegate to Socialist National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania, 1912.Member,Knights of Labor. Died, from astroke,inWashington,D.C.,February22, 1934 (age67 years, 245days).Cremated. | | George Becker (1928-2007) — of Allison Park,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; West Deer,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Madison,MadisonCounty, Ill.,October20, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;steelworker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984(alternate),1996,2000;president,United Steelworkers of America, 1993-2000.Member,United Steelworkers of America. Died, ofprostatecancer, in West Deer,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February3, 2007 (age78 years, 106days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Becker and Frances Becker; married1950 to JaneGoforth. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Edward Bivens Jr. (b. 1923) — of Inkster,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.,February8, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateforMichiganstate house of representatives 37th District, 1968;mayorof Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1972.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,OmegaPsi Phi;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married1950 to IreneEdna Stewart. |
| | Lucien Edward Blackwell (1931-2003) — also known asLucien E. Blackwell — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Whitsett,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August1, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;dockworker;president,Local 1332, International Longshoremen's Association; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1973-75; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1979 (Consumer), 1991 (Democratic primary);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1991-95; defeatedin primary, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1992,1996.Africanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January24, 2003 (age71 years, 176days).Interment atMount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, Pa. | | Leonard J. Bodack (b. 1932) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August10, 1932.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 38th District, 1979-2002; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1996,2000.Sloveneancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MarineCorps League;AFSCME;Moose;Lions.Still living as of 2002.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph J. Bodack and Mary Y. (Spehar) Bodack; married to ShirleyM. Wagner. |
| | Michael Joseph Bradley (1897-1979) — also known asMichael J. Bradley — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 24,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1937-47; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1951.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November27, 1979 (age82 years, 187days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. | | William Joseph Burke (1862-1925) — also known asWilliam J. Burke — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born near London,Englandof Irish parents,September25, 1862.Railwayconductor;chairman,general committee of adjustment, Order of Railway Conductors; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 42nd District, 1915-18;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1919-23; Progressivecandidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922.Irishancestry. Member,Order of Railway Conductors;Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen.Died in Callery Junction,ButlerCounty, Pa.,November7, 1925 (age63 years, 43days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Patrick Caffrey (1860-1945) — also known asP. F. Caffrey — of Pennsylvania. Born in County Mayo,Ireland,March17, 1860.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1887-91.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knights of Labor.Died in Sugar Notch,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,1945(ageabout85 years).Interment atSt.Charles Borremeo Cemetery, Sugar Notch, Pa.  | Edward Carey (1905-1957) — also known asEd Carey — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in East Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January2, 1905.Democrat.Automobileworker;President ofLocal 7, andinternationalrepresentative, United Auto Workers; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57);defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956.Catholic.Member,United Auto Workers;Knightsof Columbus.Died in1957(ageabout52 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey; married,March24, 1939, to Beatrice Arlene Warren. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Vanderbilt,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February6, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1932; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1935-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.Italianancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Moose;Eagles;Elks;DeltaTheta Phi;United Mine Workers.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October29, 1966 (age69 years, 265days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa. | | Joseph Parker Dando (1883-1954) — also known asJoseph P. Dando — of Branch Township,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Llewellyn,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January14, 1883.Democrat.Coal miner;engineer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1937-40.Welshancestry. Member,United Mine Workers.Died in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,December6, 1954 (age71 years, 326days).Interment atMt.Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Dando and Margaret A. (Fisher) Dando; married,October25, 1904, to Anna R. James. |
| | Bruno Dellana — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Democrat.President ofLocal 297, and laterinternationalvice-president, AFSCME; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1992,1996,2000.Member,AFSCME. Still living as of 2000. | | Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) — also known asClyde R. Dengler — of Newtown Square,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Fleetwood,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 10,1899.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1957-66; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 26th District, 1969-74.Presbyterian.Member,National Education Association;AmericanLegion;Lions;Freemasons;PhiDelta Kappa.DiedAugust15, 1992 (age93 years, 97days).Burial location unknown. | | John Herman Dent (1908-1988) — also known asJohn H. Dent — of Jeannette,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Born in Johnetta,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,March10, 1908.Democrat.President,Local 18759, United Rubber Workers;writer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1935-36; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 39th District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952,1956,1964(alternate);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1958-79.Catholic.Member,Sons ofItaly;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died in Jeannette,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,April 9,1988 (age80 years, 30days).Burial location unknown. | | 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,National Education 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. | | Joseph Matthew Gaydos (1926-2015) — also known asJoseph M. Gaydos — of McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Braddock,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 3,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 45th District, 1967-68;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1969-93.Member,United Auto Workers. Died in Elizabeth Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February7, 2015 (age88 years, 219days).Interment atGood Shepherd Cemetery, Monroeville, Pa. | | Robert R. Gerhart Jr. (b. 1920) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Robesonia,BerksCounty, Pa.,December21, 1920.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1967-68; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 11th District, 1969-72.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) — also known asHarold J. Gibbons — of Kirkwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Archibald Patch,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,April10, 1910.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1952,1956.Irishancestry. Member,Teamsters Union;NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union.The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.Gibbons Field" for him.Died, from complications of arupturedaortic aneurysm, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif., November,1982(age72years, 0 days).Interment atMemorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo. | | Robert A. Haggerty — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Democrat.Coal miner;automobileworker;financialsecretary, Local 946, United Automobile Workers;financialsecretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and Power House WorkersCouncil, UAW-CIO; Political Action CommitteeCoordinatorfor Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,1956, 1960.Member,United Auto Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty; married1938 toKatherine Maguire. |
| | George W. Hartmann (b. 1904) — of Pennsylvania; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Pennsylvania,1904.Socialist. Editor, Social Frontiermagazine;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1934, 1936;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1938; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1941.Member,American Federation of Teachers. Burial location unknown. | | Elmer Joseph Holland (1894-1968) — also known asElmer J. Holland — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January8, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1934-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1942-43, 1956-68 (33rd District1942-43, 30th District 1956-63, 20th District 1963-68); died inoffice 1968; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 38th District, 1943-56.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;United Steelworkers of America.Died in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,August9, 1968 (age74 years, 214days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Richard Jones (b. 1887) — of Kempton,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Brisbin,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,August14, 1887.Telegraphoperator;secretaryandpresident,Duluth Federated Trades Assembly;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 58th District, 1915-18.Welshancestry.Burial location unknown. | | | Louis Leonard (1880-1969) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inBelgium,April22, 1880.Democrat.Steelworker;InternationalSecretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel andTin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (AlleghenyCounty 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).Belgianancestry. Member,Moose;Elks;Eagles.Died in December,1969(age89years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Julius Leonard and Catherine (Legot) Leonard; married to MargaretB. McClellan. |
 | Herbert G. Lewin (1914-2010) — also known asHerbert Lewin — of Pennsylvania. Born in1914.Machinist;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1950 (Militant Workers), 1958 (Workers); MilitantWorkers candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;Peace and Freedom candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1988.Member,United Auto Workers. DiedMarch18, 2010 (ageabout 95years).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) — also known asAlfred B. Lewis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1897.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialistcandidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate forGovernorof Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidateforConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, laterpresident, Union Casualtyinsurancecompany.Episcopalian.Member,NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union;American Federation of Teachers;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died about 1980 (ageabout 83years).Intermentsomewherein Fairfield County, Conn. | | Paul F. Lutty (1917-1988) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Gibsonia,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 30,1917.Democrat.Paperhangingcontractor;officeclerk; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1951-72 (Allegheny County 6thDistrict 1951-54, Allegheny County 8th District 1955-64, AlleghenyCounty 3rd District 1965-66, Allegheny County 9th District 1967-68,25th District 1969-72).Member,Elks;Moose.DiedOctober3, 1988 (age71 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Victoria (Huneck) Lutty; married to Rita Herold. |
| | Paul W. Mahady (1908-1973) — of Latrobe,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Born in Latrobe,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,November19, 1908.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 39th District, 1959-72.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American Associationof University Professors;Lions.DiedOctober7, 1973 (age64 years, 322days).Burial location unknown. | | James Hudson Maurer (b. 1864) — also known asJames H. Maurer — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April15, 1864.Socialist. Candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1906, 1930; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1911-12, 1915-18;president,Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, 1912-30; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1928, 1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1934.Member,Knights of Labor. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James D. Maurer and Sarah (Lorah) Maurer; married,April15, 1886, to Mary J. Missimer. |
| | Henry C. Messinger (b. 1915) — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in South Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 30,1915.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 16th District, 1971-82.Member,National Education Association;PhiDelta Kappa.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Kathleen Mickells (b. 1951) — also known asKathy Mickells — ofWashingtonCounty, Pa.; Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.; Westover,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,1951.Socialist.Coal miner;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1984;Socialist Workers candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988.Female.Member,United Mine Workers;NationalOrganization for Women.Still living as of 1988. | | Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) — also known asThomas D. Nicholls — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September16, 1870.Democrat.Coal miner;president,District 1, United Mine Workers of America, 1899-1909;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.Member,United Mine Workers. Died in1931(ageabout60 years).Interment atAntiochMethodist Episcopal Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md. | | Thomas Martin Nolan (b. 1916) — also known asThomas M. Nolan — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October24, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1969-70; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 44th District, 1971-78.Member,United Auto Workers;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Lions;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Salemville,BedfordCounty, Pa.,March 9,1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIOinternationalrepresentative;businessagent, Boilermakers Union; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1950, 1952; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District1965-74).Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,United Auto Workers;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;NAACP;PolishNational Alliance.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | Donald O. Oesterling (b. 1927) — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born inButlerCounty, Pa.,June 2,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 21st District, 1965-72; defeated, 1960.Lutheran.Member,Grange;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Fraternal Order of Police.Still living as of 2000. | | John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) — also known asJohn J. Penczak — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Minersville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 13,1911.Democrat.Automobileworker;representativefor the United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1944;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated inprimary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25thDistrict), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21stDistrict); member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1957; candidate in primaryformayorof Detroit, Mich., 1965.Catholic.Member,United Auto Workers;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October19, 1978 (age67 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent F. Scarcelli (1914-2002) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 16,1914.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1955-67; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1972.Catholic.Member,Sons ofItaly.DiedSeptember10, 2002 (age88 years, 86days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward A. Schuster Sr. (1900-1968) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1900.Democrat.Machinist;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1943-60 (Allegheny County 3rdDistrict 1943-54, Allegheny County 7th District 1955-60).Died in1968(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John F. Schuster and Ida B. (Eichenger) Schuster; married to AgnesA. Foley. |
| | 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,Carpenters Union. Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 5,1935 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Norman Sussman (b. 1905) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 26,1905.Democrat.Businessrep, AFSCME Local 2;grocer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;member ofWisconsinstate senate 9th District, 1961-70.Member,AFSCME. Burial location unknown. | | William Tompos (b. 1914) — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,February17, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;businessagent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union;buildinginspector; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1972.Christian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Carpenters Union.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos; married,May 9,1942, to Helen Bambrick. |
| | John Ulrich (1871-1943) — also known asHonus Ulrich — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,June 14,1871.Republican.Steelworker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-32;defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1932.Member,United Steelworkers of America. Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1943 (age71 years, 340days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wheeling, W.Va. | | George Leon Paul Weaver (1912-1995) — also known asGeorge L. P. Weaver — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 8,1912.Democrat.Railroadworker;director,civil rights committee, CIO;executivesecretary, civil rights committee, AFL-CIO, 1955-58; assistant tothe president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and MachineWorkers; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs,1961-69; special assistant to the Director-General, InternationalLabor Organization; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1960,1964.Africanancestry.Died, from complications ofemphysemaandasthma,in George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 14,1995 (age83 years, 67days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George J. Weaver and Josephine (Snell) Weaver; married,September7, 1941, to Mary F. Sullivan. |
| | William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) — also known asWilliam B. Wilson — of Blossburg,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in Blantyre,Scotland,April2, 1862.Democrat.Miner;secretary-treasurer,United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.Member,United Mine Workers. Diedona train near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 25,1934 (age72 years, 53days).Interment atArbonCemetery, Blossburg, Pa. | | Rene V. Zabeau (1916-1996) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Mt. Jewett,McKeanCounty, Pa.,July 10,1916.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus;Jaycees.DiedNovember20, 1996 (age80 years, 133days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) — also known asFrederick N. Zihlman — of Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.Born in Carnegie,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October2, 1879.Republican.Glassblower;president,Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1910-17;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,1914, 1930;investigatedin 1924 by the U.S. House over anaccusationthat heaccepted abribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were notsubstantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); in December 1929, he,DanielR. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. SmithCompany, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,wereindictedon federalchargesof using the mails to commitfraud;most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissingerwere never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.Methodist.Swissancestry. Member,Moose.Died in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,April22, 1935 (age55 years, 202days).Interment atSt.John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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