 |  George Francis Argetsinger (1874-1951) — also known asGeorge F. Argetsinger — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rutland Township,TiogaCounty, Pa.,January23, 1874.Republican.Manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 45th District, 1911-18.Died in Brighton,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1951 (age77 years, 19days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Ruby (Soper) Argetsinger and James M. Argetsinger. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Herman E. Baumer (b. 1873) — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,April10, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;manufacturer; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 35th District, 1925-36.Burial location unknown. | | Rudolph Blankenburg (1843-1918) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Lippe Detmold (now Lippstadt),Germany,February16, 1843.Naturalized U.S. citizen;manufacturer;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1911-16.QuakerorUnitarian.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April12, 1918 (age75 years, 55days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Schroeder Brooks (1867-1957) — also known asEdward S. Brooks — of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,June 14,1867.Republican.Banker;manufacturer;YorkCounty Treasurer, 1903-06; member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1917-18;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1919-23;postmaster atYork,Pa., 1925-30 (acting, 1925-26).Lutheran.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Sonsof Veterans.Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,July 12,1957 (age90 years, 28days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, York, Pa. | | George W. Christoph (born c.1864) — of Warehouse Point, East Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa., about 1864.Republican.Manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Windsor, 1919-20; memberofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Russell E. Crawford (d. 1965) — also known as"Eggman" — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Republican. Vice-president of Ehret Magnesia Company,manufacturers of many asbestos products; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944,1948(alternate),1952.Member,Freemasons.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,1965.Intermentsomewherein Norristown, Pa.| | Relatives:Married to Thelma Aletta Thomas. |
| | Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) — of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.Born in Piermont,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, GeneralHospitalof Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg SecurityTrustCompany; president, Monroe CountyIndustries; treasurer,Pocono LodgesHotelCompany director, Van KarnerChemicalArms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1956(alternate),1960.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe; married to FrancesK. Wirth. |
| | Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) — also known asSolomon R. Dresser — of Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Litchfield,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,February1, 1842.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1903-07.Died in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,January21, 1911 (age68 years, 354days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa. | | John Edwards (1786-1843) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.; West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.; Ivy Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Ivy Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.,1786.Lawyer;nail manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1839-43.Died near Glen Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.,June 26,1843 (ageabout 56years).Interment atFriendsCemetery, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. | | Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) — also known asEdwin J. Fithian — of Grove City,MercerCounty, Pa.Born in Portersville,ButlerCounty, Pa.,July 1,1863.Physician;president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of thesuccessor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers ofindustrialcompressors andmarineengines;bankdirector; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1908;Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1918; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1920;burgessof Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1928;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, fromacute cardiacdecompensation, in Grove City,MercerCounty, Pa.,May 15,1953 (age89 years, 318days).Entombed atWoodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; marriedto Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Graff III (b. 1886) — of Worthington,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Born in Worthington,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,September15, 1886.Republican.Manufacturer;merchant;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 41st District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 6,1833.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1862, 1865;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1891-93, 1895-97.Died, fromheartdisease, in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,May 19,1919 (age85 years, 347days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Matthew Griswold (1792-1879) and Phebe Hubbard (Ely) Griswold;married,January8, 1866, to Sarah Lucy Olmstead; married,April13, 1876, to Anna Brooks Schenk; grandson ofRogerGriswold; granduncle ofSeldenChapin; great-grandson ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; great-granduncle ofFredericLincoln Chapin; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse,OliverWolcott Jr. andFrederickWolcott; second cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen andHenryTitus Backus; second cousin twice removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; second cousin four times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofJamesSamuel Wadsworth,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWoodbridge,PhineasLyman Tracy,IsaacBackus,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AlbertHaller Tracy,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,GeorgeFrederick Stone,ThomasWorcester Hyde,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofDanielPitkin andJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andJamesJermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin ofElishaHunt Allen,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,GeorgeGriswold Sill,CharlesEdward Hyde,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,ThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord,EdmundHolcomb,ErastusClark Scranton,TheodoreSill,SerenoHamilton Scranton,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamFessenden Allen,SamuelLord,AlonzoMark Leffingwell andFrederickHobbes Allen. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Simon W. Hanauer (b. 1838) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Burgkunstadt, Bavaria,Germany,1838.Naturalized U.S. citizen;manufacturer;merchant;journalist;U.S. Vice Consul General inFrankfort, 1899-1900; U.S. Deputy Consul General inFrankfort, 1900-11.Burial location unknown. | | Laning Harvey (b. 1882) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,February17, 1882.Republican.Manufacturer; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 21st District, 1929-36.Burial location unknown. | | Erskine Hazard (1789-1865) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,November30, 1789.Innovativeindustrialist; he and business partnerJosiahWhite, builtironfoundries,canals,andrailroads;they were pioneers inanthracite coalmining;bridgebuilder; postmaster atMauchChunk, Pa., 1819-26.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February25, 1865 (age75 years, 87days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | David S. Heebner (b. 1810) — of Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.BornJune 25,1810.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;burgessof Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1873-74, 1876-79.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Balthasar Heebner and Susanna (Schultz) Heebner; married to AnnaDerstein and Regina Schultz; father ofWilliamD. Heebner. |
| | Edwin G. Holl — of Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Republican.Industrial equipment business; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1961-66; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 24th District, 1969-2002.Lutheran.Member,Lions;Moose;UnionLeague;Freemasons;NavyLeague.Still living as of 2002.| | Relatives: Sonof Paul T. Holl and Margaret (Rupp) Holl. |
| | James Herron Hopkins (1832-1904) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November3, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;manufacturer;miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1875-77, 1883-85.Died in North Hatley,Quebec,June17, 1904 (age71 years, 227days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Williamstown,OrangeCounty, Vt.,April20, 1808.Republican.Banker;manufacturer;miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,22nd District 1853-55); Republican Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1860.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 20,1877 (age69 years, 91days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | James Irvin (1800-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born inCentreCounty, Pa.,February18, 1800.Whig.Merchant;miller;manufacturer;miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (14th District 1841-43,17th District 1843-45); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1847.Died inSchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November28, 1862 (age62 years, 283days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Bellefonte, Pa. | | John J. McClure (1886-1965) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September24, 1886.Republican.Manufacturer; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932.DiedMarch28, 1965 (age78 years, 185days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa. | | John J. Murray (b. 1914) — of Forest Hills,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Turtle Creek,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September15, 1914.Democrat. Justice of the peace;production coordinator,Westinghouse Electric Corporation; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 16thDistrict, 1953-60; defeated, 1964.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John A. Murray and Sarah (McGivern) Murray; married to Alice M.Summ. |
| | John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) — also known asJohn S. Rice — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Brysonia,AdamsCounty, Pa.,January28, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;manufacturer;fruitgrower;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1948,1952,1956,1960(delegation chair),1964,1968;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador toNetherlands, 1961-64.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,August2, 1985 (age86 years, 186days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Gettysburg, Pa. | | Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) — also known asRobert F. Rich — of Woolrich,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Woolrich,ClintonCounty, Pa.,June 23,1883.Republican. General manager and treasurer, WoolrichWoolen Mills;president, StateBank ofAvis; director, secretary, treasurer, ChathamWaterCo.; director, treasurer, PierceManufacturing Co.; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).Methodist.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.DiedApril28, 1968 (age84 years, 310days).Interment atWoolrichCemetery, Woolrich, Pa. | | William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) — also known asWilliam E. Rothery — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1851.Newspapereditor and publisher;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1888-95;manufacturers' agent;food broker.Germanancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Peter'sHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 8,1932 (age81 years, 105days).Interment atCataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass. | | William F. Shanaman (d. 1939) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Broom manufacturer;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1893-96.Died in1939.Burial location unknown. | | William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) — also known asWilliam C. Sproul — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Octoraro,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September16, 1870.Republican.Farmer;manufacturer;journalist;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920,1924;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1920.Quaker. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaXi;PhiKappa Psi;Grange;Freemasons;Elks;UnionLeague;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.DiedMarch21, 1928 (age57 years, 187days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;married,January21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. | | | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The SproulStateForest, inClintonCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography |
| | Alexander Montgomery Thackara (b. 1848) — also known asAlexander M. Thackara — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September24, 1848.Manufacturer; U.S. Consul inLe Havre, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General inBerlin, 1905-13;Paris, 1913-24.Intermentsomewherein Versailles, France. | | Josiah White (1781-1850) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in1781.Innovativeindustrialist; he and business partnerErskineHazard, builtironfoundries,canals,andrailroads;they were pioneers inanthracite coalmining; postmaster atMauchChunk, Pa., 1826-32.Died in1850(ageabout69 years).Burial location unknown. | | James Wolfenden (1889-1949) — of Upper Darby,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Cardington,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 25,1889.Republican.Manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1928-47 (8th District 1928-45,7th District 1945-47).Died in1949(ageabout59 years).Interment atSouthwesternFriends Burial Ground, Upper Darby, Pa. | | Everett F. Zurn (1908-1985) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Fairview,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,March31, 1908.Democrat. President, ZurnIndustries; Democratic PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1944;chairof Erie County Democratic Party, 1945-46, 1958-60; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1960,1964,1968.DiedMarch24, 1985 (age76 years, 358days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa. | | Melvin A. Zurn (1901-1970) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,January10, 1901.Democrat. Chairman, ZurnIndustries; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1964.DiedJanuary7, 1970 (age68 years, 362days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa.
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