| |  James Hobart Allport (1874-1945) — also known asJames H. Allport — of Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria),CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Philipsburg,CentreCounty, Pa.,April13, 1874.Republican.Engineer;coal miningbusiness;brick and clay tile manufacturer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928,1932.Suffered astroke,and died a week later, in the Philipsburg StateHospital,Philipsburg,CentreCounty, Pa.,June 11,1945 (age71 years, 59days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Dr. Hobart Allport and Edith Susannah (Nevling)Allport. |
| | William Lovell Baldrige (1869-1947) — also known asW. Lovell Baldrige — of Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Bennington,BlairCounty, Pa.,May 28,1869.Republican. Manager of alimestone quarry; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1912.Died in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,January3, 1947 (age77 years, 220days).Interment atHollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa. | | Omer Nixon Custer (1873-1942) — also known asOmer N. Custer — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,December25, 1873.Republican.Banker;president, PuringtonPavingBrick Company; president, Intra-StateTelephoneCompany; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1909-13;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1925-27, 1929-31;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936,1940;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1932.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,October17, 1942 (age68 years, 296days).Entombed in mausoleum atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Alvin S. Haines (1853-1918) — ofLehighCounty, Pa.; Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bowmanstown,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March21, 1853.Boatweigher;merchant;slate quarry executive; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lehigh County, 1905-08.Died, fromheartfailure, in Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.,January16, 1918 (age64 years, 301days).Interment atUnion Cemetery, Slatington, Pa. | | John R. Huhn (b. 1856) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Tamaqua,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 7,1856.Brick manufacturer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1903-09.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Huhn. |
| | Joseph B. Kendall (b. 1838) — of Byron,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice ofthe peace;postmaster;brick manufacturer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 14, 1895-98.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis Clifton Mellinger (1888-1973) — also known asLewis C. Mellinger — of Layton,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Layton,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 30,1888.Socialist.Stonemason; Socialist candidate for PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1916;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1922.DiedJanuary3, 1973 (age84 years, 157days).Interment atMt.Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pa. | | Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) — also known asBenjamin F. Starr — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lisburn,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,August18, 1867.Owner and manager, StarrGranite Works;mayor ofCorry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Seemingly uninjured in anautomobileaccident which overturned his car, he collapsed and died a fewminutes later, possibly from a head injury orheartattack, in Rome Township,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,July 27,1932 (age64 years, 344days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Corry, Pa. | | William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) — also known asW. A. Steel — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Blairsville,IndianaCounty, Pa.,October11, 1836.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;stone quarry proprietor;mayor ofJoliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.Died, reportedly as the result of ahorsedrawnsleigh accident, in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March28, 1879 (age42 years, 168days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Joliet, Ill. | | Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) — also known asHarry C. Trexler — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,April17, 1854.Republican.Lumberbusiness;cement manufacturer; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1904;director ofelectricrailroads,telephonecompanies, andelectricutilities.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;UnionLeague.Badly injured when hiscarcollided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and diedthe next day in EastonHospital,Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,November17, 1933 (age79 years, 214days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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