| |  Paul Bartram Dague (1898-1974) — also known asPaul B. Dague — of Downingtown,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Whitford,ChesterCounty, Pa.,May 19,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;ChesterCounty Sheriff, 1944-46;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1947-67.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Grange.Died in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December2, 1974 (age76 years, 197days).Interment atNorthwoodCemetery, Downingtown, Pa. | | George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) — also known asGeorge M. Dallas — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 10,1792.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1828-29;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1829-31;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-33;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1833-35; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1837-39;Great Britain, 1856-61;VicePresident of the United States, 1845-49.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December31, 1864 (age72 years, 174days).Interment atSt.Peter's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.| |  Relatives: SonofAlexanderJames Dallas and Arabella Maria (Smith) Dallas; brother of SophiaBurrell Dallas (1784-1860; who marriedRichardBache, Jr.); married,May 23,1816, to Sophia Chew Nicklin (1798-1860); uncle of AlexanderDallas Bache (1806-1867; physicist), Mary Blechenden Bache(1808-1873; who marriedRobertJohn Walker), Sophia Arabella Bache (1815-1904; who marriedWilliamWallace Irwin) andGeorgeMifflin Dallas (1839-1917); granduncle ofRobertWalker Irwin; second great-granduncle ofClaibornede Borda Pell; third great-granduncle ofDanielBaugh Brewster. | | | | Political families:Bache-Dallasfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Claiborne-Dallasfamily of Virginia and Louisiana (subsets of theThreeThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Dallas counties inArk.,Iowa,Mo. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofDallas,Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:GeorgeM. Condon | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about George Mifflin Dallas: JohnM. Belohlavek,GeorgeMifflin Dallas : Jacksonian Patrician |
 | William L. David (b. 1872) — ofHancockCounty, Ohio; Lakewood,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February29, 1872.Lawyer;HancockCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09.Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Luther David and Eliza Susan (Gibson) David; married toMabelle Lucile Peden. | | | | Image source: Bench and Bar of NorthernOhio (1921) |
| | 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);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 atUniondaleCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.  | John R. Davis (b. 1877) — ofLewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Ursina,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 7,1877.Republican.Lumbermanufacturer;bankdirector; member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
| | Preston B. Davis (b. 1907) — of Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in West Milton,UnionCounty, Pa.,May 19,1907.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1956(alternate),1960;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 27th District, 1963-72.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Rotary;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Buriallocation unknown. | | 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,NationalEducation Association;AmericanLegion;Lions;Freemasons;PhiDelta Kappa.DiedAugust15, 1992 (age93 years, 97days).Buriallocation unknown. | | John Depinet (b. 1855) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,November14, 1855.Republican.ErieCounty Register and Recorder, 1891-1896;mayor ofErie, Pa., 1899-1901.FrenchandGermanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Depinet (died 1881) and Mary (Ehret) Depinet (died 1856);married,October2, 1882, to Jessie Densmore (1858-1900). |
| | Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) — also known asLouis T. DeRousse — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 29,1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;accountant;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1895-97;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896; postmaster atCamden,N.J., 1898-1903.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August27, 1921 (age77 years, 90days).Interment atHarleighCemetery, Camden, N.J. | | Arthur Granville Dewalt (1854-1931) — also known asArthur G. Dewalt — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bath,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,October11, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;LehighCounty District Attorney, 1880-83; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 16th District, 1903-10; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1904,1908;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1909-10;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21;defeated, 1926.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons.Died in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,October26, 1931 (age77 years, 15days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | Samuel Bernard Dick (1836-1907) — also known asSamuel B. Dick — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,October26, 1836.Republican.Banker;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Electorfor Pennsylvania,1864;mayorof Meadville, Pa., 1870;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1879-81;railroadbuilder;railroadpresident; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900,1904(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,May 10,1907 (age70 years, 196days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa. | | John Dickinson (1732-1808) — also known as"Penman of theRevolution" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near Trappe,TalbotCounty, Md.,November13, 1732.Planter;lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member ofDelawarestate legislative council from New Castle County, 1781;Presidentof Delaware, 1781-83;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1782-85;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County, 1793.Quaker;laterEpiscopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February14, 1808 (age75 years, 93days).Interment atFriendsBurial Ground, Wilmington, Del. | | William J. Diehl (1845-1929) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January22, 1845.Mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899-1901.Member,Freemasons. DiedSeptember22, 1929 (age84 years, 243days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | John William Ditter (1888-1943) — also known asJ. William Ditter — of Ambler,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September5, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died inoffice 1943.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Rotary.Died in anairplanecrash near Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November21, 1943 (age55 years, 77days).Interment atWhitemarshMemorial Cemetery, Prospectville, Pa. | | Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) — also known asRalph W. E. Donges — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Collingswood,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Donaldson,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,May 5,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1916;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in NewJersey, 1920-30;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superiorcourt judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Moose;Elks.Entombed in mausoleum atHarleighCemetery, Camden, N.J. | | Robert M. Donnelly (b. 1845) — of Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.Born in Concord,FranklinCounty, Pa.,1845.Accountant;merchant;mayorof Alpena, Mich., 1883.Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown. | | Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Hardwick,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,August31, 1878.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;osteopath;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February12, 1972 (age93 years, 165days).Interment atWhitemarshMemorial Park, Prospectville, Pa. | | James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) — also known asJames H. Duff;"BigRed" —of Carnegie,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January21, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1912;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940,1948(speaker),1952,1956;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1943-47;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1947-51;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Moose;Eagles.Died inWashington,D.C.,December20, 1969 (age86 years, 333days).Interment atChartiersCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) — also known asWilliam E. Duffield — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cherry Tree,IndianaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1971-78.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Disbarredin 1975 formishandlingcases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978.Convictedin 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count ofperjury;served six months in federalprison.Disbarredagain in 1994 formishandlinga murder case.Died, ofcancerandstrokes,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January14, 2001 (age79 years, 7days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa. | | Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) — also known asHoratio S. Dumbauld — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Salt Lick Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 15,1869.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1932;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaNu;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld; married,June 9,1903, to Lissa Grace MacBurney. |
| | Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born inTiogaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofTioga County Republican Party, 1894;TiogaCounty District Attorney, 1895-1903; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1905-09;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1938(ageabout72 years).Interment atWellsboroCemetery, Wellsboro, Pa. | | Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Schellsburg,BedfordCounty, Pa.,January25, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;SomersetCounty Solicitor, 1916-19; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1940.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married,June 16,1914, to Edna May Pritts. |
| | David B. Ealy (b. 1888) — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Schellsburg,BedfordCounty, Pa.,August14, 1888.Republican.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;MarshallCounty Coroner, 1919-37; member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primaryforGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married,June 12,1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
 | George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) — also known asGeorge H. Earle — of Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December5, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I;sugarbusiness; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1933-34;Bulgaria, 1940-41;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.Episcopalian.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Freemasons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon;Elks.DiedDecember30, 1974 (age84 years, 25days).Interment atChurchof the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) — also known asGeorge W. Edmonds — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,February22, 1864.Republican.Druggist;coaldealer;lumberbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September28, 1939 (age75 years, 218days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | George Egbert (1820-1908) — of Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Fargo,CassCounty, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Northumberland,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,November15, 1820.Merchant;farmer;steamboatbusiness;mayor ofFargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80.Member,Freemasons. Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,August22, 1908 (age87 years, 281days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives:Married1871 to SarahSavery. |
| | Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February12, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,1978.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Pleadedguilty in federal court toconflictof interestcharges,February 1979;sentencedto five yearsprobationandfined$10,000.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 2004 (age83 years, 41days).Interment atMontefioreCemetery, Jenkintown, Pa. | | Nathan M. Eisenhower (1811-1879) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,1811.Republican.Builder;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1865-67.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.DiedSeptember2, 1879 (ageabout 68years).Buriallocation unknown. | | Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Vienna,Austria,April3, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; commonpleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles.Died in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 4,1985 (age85 years, 92days).Interment atWestView Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Edmund Frederick Erk (1872-1953) — also known asEdmund F. Erk — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April17, 1872.Republican. Clerk, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House ofRepresentatives, 1919-30;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1930-33.Member,Freemasons. Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December14, 1953 (age81 years, 241days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) — also known asEdwin D. Eshleman — of Pennsylvania. Born in Quarryville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December4, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1954-66;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January10, 1985 (age64 years, 37days).Interment atMillersvilleMennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Manor Township, LancasterCounty, Pa. | | Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) — also known asCharles J. Esterly — of Wyomissing,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,February8, 1888.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920;member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1923-24;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Rotary.Died in Wernersville,BerksCounty, Pa.,September3, 1940 (age52 years, 208days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | Charles Conner Evans (b. 1858) — also known asCharles C. Evans — of Berwick,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.Born in Briarcreek Township,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,January10, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;banker;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 26th District, 1906-16,1925-38; appointed 1906, 1925.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Buriallocation unknown. | | 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.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans; married1916 toVirginia Burke. |
| | James S. Evans (1873-1950) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Joanna Heights,BerksCounty, Pa.,February25, 1873.Republican.Railwayfreight agent; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 3rdDistrict, 1927-28, 1935-38; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; diedin office 1950.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March24, 1950 (age77 years, 27days).Interment atMt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | Edwin C. Ewing (1902-1967) — of Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Coraopolis,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November26, 1902.Republican.Petroleumengineer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 15thDistrict, 1939-40, 1943-64; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 37th District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.Member,DeltaSigma Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedMay 3,1967 (age64 years, 158days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Wayne S. Ewing (1929-2010) — of Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Coraopolis,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February14, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 37th District, 1967-76.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DeltaSigma Phi;Jaycees.Died in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March19, 2010 (age81 years, 33days).Interment atWoodlawnMemorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Pa. | | James Indus Farley (1871-1948) — also known asJames I. Farley — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born near Hamilton,SteubenCounty, Ind.,February24, 1871.Democrat.Schoolteacher;automobiledealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1928;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 16,1948 (age77 years, 113days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Auburn, Ind. | | James Knox Polk Fenner (b. 1844) — also known asJames K. P. Fenner — of Ashley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Shawnee-on-Delaware,MonroeCounty, Pa.,July 20,1844.Democrat.Insuranceandrealestate business; postmaster atAshley,Pa., 1885-89; justice of the peace.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown. | | 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,1908,1920,1928;Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1918;burgessof Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; 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 (1837-1923) and Margaret Jane (Riddle)Fithian (1840-1904); married to Georgiana A. Shellito (1862-1913) andEsther Shellito (1888-1928). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) — of Aspinwall,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Sharpsburg,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March 8,1903.Republican.Real estatebroker;insurancebusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1939-50; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1972;candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1964.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis;KappaSigma;AlphaKappa Psi.DiedAugust15, 1994 (age91 years, 160days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. JeanVarner. |
| | Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Mercer,MercerCounty, Pa.,May 13,1874.Republican.Barber;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908,1920;Presidential Elector for Ohio,1928.Congregationalist.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married,February12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
| | Frederick Voris Follmer (b. 1885) — also known asFrederick V. Follmer — of Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,December13, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer; married,May 30,1921, to Ella Brown. |
| | Henry Parker Ford (1837-1905) — also known asHenry P. Ford — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1837.Mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1896-99.Member,Freemasons. DiedApril21, 1905 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Thomas J. Ford (1856-1930) — ofAlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September3, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1898-1903; common pleas courtjudge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1906-29; appointed 1906.Member,Freemasons. Died in1930(ageabout73 years).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pa. | | Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) — also known asChet M. Foresman — of Minot,WardCounty, N.Dak.; Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Allenwood,UnionCounty, Pa.,1888.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthDakota,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown. | | Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Houtzdale,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,March 6,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;automobiledealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.On ahuntingtrip, he suffered aheartattack while sittingin hisJeep, holding ashotgun,whichaccidentallydischarged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on FoxIsland, Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1953 (age58 years, 196days).Buriallocation unknown.  | Chauncey Forward (1793-1839) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February4, 1793.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1820-22; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 22nd District, 1824-25;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1826-31;SomersetCounty Prothonotary and Recorder, 1831.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,October19, 1839 (age46 years, 257days).Interment atAukenySquare Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Forward (1752-1821) and Susannah (Holcombe) Forward(1753-1832); brother ofOliverOwen Forward andWalterForward; married to Rebecca Blair (1796-1836); father of MaryForward (who marriedJeremiahSullivan Black); grandfather ofChaunceyForward Black; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephWells Holcomb,BanksonTaylor Holcomb andThomasHolcomb, Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofEdmondAlfred Holcomb; second cousin twice removed ofMarcusHensey Holcomb andBurtonEverett Hoskins; third cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,JohnAllen,CharlesOgden Tappan,MartinHarris Holcomb andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielChapin andLyleDonald Holcomb; fourth cousin ofHezekiahCase,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,AbielCase,EdmundHolcomb,JairusCase,AnsonLevi Holcomb andWilliamGleason, Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LutherWalter Badger,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AbijahBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,OliverDwight Filley,FarrandFassett Merrill,NoahWebster Holcomb andLafayetteBlanchard Gleason (1863-1937). | | | | Political family:Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adamsfamily of Connecticut and New York (subset of theThreeThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903) |
| | | John F. Forward, Jr. (b. 1876) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November18, 1876.Republican.Abstractor;president, UnionTitleInsurance Co.; president, UnionTrust Co.;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1932;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 1932-34; resigned 1934.Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Ferree Forward and Ella Francis (Dillon) Forward; married,June 29,1901, to Alberta Fairbanks (divorced); married,June 15,1920, to Martha Thompson. |
 | Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as"Silence Dogood";"AnthonyAfterwit";"Poor Richard";"AliceAddertongue";"Polly Baker";"HarryMeanwell";"Timothy Turnstone";"Martha Careful";"Benevolus";"Caelia Shortface" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January17, 1706.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;U.S.Postmaster General, 1775-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S.Minister toFrance, 1778-85;Sweden, 1782-83;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1785-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Deist. Member,Freemasons;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Famed for his experiments with electricity;inventedbifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1790 (age84 years, 90days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 atOld City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue atLaArcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Franklin (1657-1745) and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin(1667-1752); married,September1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin(1743-1808; who marriedRichardBache); uncle ofFranklinDavenport; grandfather ofRichardBache, Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (1891-1863; who marriedWilliamJohn Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache(1806-1867; physicist), Mary Blechenden Bache (1808-1873; who marriedRobertJohn Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (1815-1904; who marriedWilliamWallace Irwin); second great-grandfather ofRobertWalker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather ofDanielBaugh Brewster andElisedu Pont; first cousin four times removed ofCharlesJames Folger,BenjaminDexter Sprague andWhartonBarker (1846-1921); first cousin six times removed ofThomasMott Osborne; first cousin seven times removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne; second cousin five times removed ofGeorgeHammond Parshall. | | | | Political families:Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adamsfamily of Connecticut and New York;Bache-Dallasfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of theThreeThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Franklin counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Mass.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,Vt.,Va. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | MountFranklin, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. Wade—BenjaminFranklin Wallace—BenjaminCromwell Franklin—BenjaminFranklin Perry—BenjaminFranklin Robinson—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminFranklin Massey—BenjaminF. Rawls—BenjaminFranklin Leiter—BenjaminFranklin Thomas—BenjaminF. Hall—BenjaminF. Angel—BenjaminFranklin Ross—BenjaminF. Flanders—BenjaminF. Bomar—BenjaminF. Mudge—BenjaminF. Butler—BenjaminF. Loan—BenjaminF. Simpson—BenjaminFranklin Terry—BenjaminFranklin Junkin—BenjaminF. Partridge—B.F. Langworthy—BenjaminF. Harding—BenjaminMebane—B.F. Whittemore—BenjaminFranklin Bradley—BenjaminFranklin Claypool—BenjaminF. Coates—B.Franklin Martin—BenjaminFranklin Howey—BenjaminF. Martin—BenjaminFranklin Rice—BenjaminF. Randolph—BenjaminF. Hopkins—BenjaminF. Tracy—BenjaminF. Grady—BenjaminF. Farnham—BenjaminF. Meyers—BenjaminFranklin White—BenjaminFranklin Prescott—BenjaminF. Jonas—B.Franklin Fisher—BenjaminFranklin Potts—BenjaminF. Funk—BenjaminF. Marsh—FrankB. Arnold—BenjaminF. Heckert—BenjaminF. Bradley—BenjaminF. Howell—BenjaminF. Mahan—BenFranklin Caldwell—BenjaminFranklin Tilley—BenjaminF. Hackney—B.F. McMillan—BenjaminF. Shively—B.Frank Hires—B.Frank Mebane—B.Frank Murphy—BenjaminF. Starr—BenjaminFranklin Jones, Jr.—BenjaminF. Welty—BenjaminF. Jones—BenjaminFranklin Boley—BenFranklin Looney—BenjaminF. Bledsoe—BenjaminFranklin Williams—BenjaminFranklin Kelley—BenjaminFranklin Butler—BenjaminF. James—FrankB. Heintzleman—BenjaminF. Feinberg—B.Franklin Bunn—BenF. Cameron—BenF. Blackmon—B.Frank Whelchel—B.F. Merritt, Jr.—BenF. Hornsby—BenDillingham II | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. halfdollar coin (1948-63). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —Early American ForeignService Database | | | | Books by Benjamin Franklin:TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin —AnAccount of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place(1744) | | | | Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W.Brands,TheFirst American: The Life and Times of BenjaminFranklin — Edmund S. Morgan,BenjaminFranklin — Stacy Schiff,AGreat Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth ofAmerica — Gordon S. Wood,TheAmericanization of Benjamin Franklin — WalterIsaacson,BenjaminFranklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren,BenjaminFranklin — Philip Dray,StealingGod's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Inventionof America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Bertram Graeme Frazier (1878-1963) — also known asBertram G. Frazier — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February3, 1878.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 4th District, 1927-34, 1947-50; defeated, 1934.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 1,1963 (age85 years, 148days).Interment atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives:Married to Lotta Gertrude Eagan. |
| | Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known asLake J. Frazier — ofWinchester,Va.; Roswell,ChavesCounty, N.M.Born near Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,December11, 1898.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Mexico,1948;mayorof Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married1921 to HelenP. Holshue. |
| | Howard George Freas (b. 1900) — also known asHoward G. Freas — of California. Born in Fogelsville,LehighCounty, Pa.,July 13,1900.Member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-66. Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Oscar Wilson Edmond Freas and Katie Jemima (George) Freas;married,July 3,1924, to Adelaide Trygstad. |
| | John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) — also known asJohn D. Fredericks — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Burgettstown,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September10, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1914;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, following aheartattack, at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August26, 1945 (age75 years, 350days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Tilghman A. Freed (b. 1895) — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,July 14,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realtor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1939-40, 1943-46; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 16th District, 1951-54.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilson H. Freed and Queen Ann C. (Ritter) Freed; married to BettyArline McMillan. |
| | Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) — also known asFrank A. Freer — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,April 6,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.Presbyterian.FrenchHuguenot andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;GoodTemplars;AncientOrder of United Workmen;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December16, 1908 (age65 years, 254days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Freer and Mary (McKimens) Freer; married,December26, 1871, to Jennie E. Christy (1850-1903; she and her daughterAlda Freer Henry were among the 602 killed in the Iroquois Theatrefire in Chicago). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) — also known asGuy G. Gabrielson — of East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Bernardsville,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Ambler,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Sioux Rapids,Buena VistaCounty, Iowa,May 22,1891.Republican.Lawyer;president, Nicolet AsbestosMines,Danville, Quebec; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1949-52;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Point Pleasant,OceanCounty, N.J.,May 1,1976 (age84 years, 345days).Buriallocation unknown. | | Philip H. Gadsden (1867-1945) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October4, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;utilityexecutive; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1893-98; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedFebruary28, 1945 (age77 years, 147days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — also known asWilliam T. Gardiner — of Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 12,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26;Governor ofMaine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1932;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. MaxwellTaylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the ItalianHigh Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sonsof Union Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Grange;American BarAssociation.Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplaneexploded inmidair, andcrashedin Schnecksville,LehighCounty, Pa.,August2, 1953 (age61 years, 51days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine. | | John Montgomery Garman (1851-1926) — also known asJohn M. Garman — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.; Nanticoke,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in aloghouse near Thompsontown,JuniataCounty, Pa.,September1, 1851.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;LuzerneCounty District Attorney, 1892-94;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1896-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1896,1900,1904,1908;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-26.GermanandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November25, 1926 (age75 years, 85days).Interment atSunnysideCemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa. | | 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;collegeprofessor.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 (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor (Horwell)Gerberich (1864-1948); married,June 21,1934, to Gisela Margit Heim-Zimanyi (1898-1953). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) — also known asCharles L. Gerlach — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,September14, 1895.Republican.Heatingsupply business; member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1936-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.Moravian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Eagles.Died in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 5,1947 (age51 years, 233days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | David S. Gifford (1907-1984) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born inErieCounty, Pa.,February27, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1934; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1957-58.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.DiedNovember14, 1984 (age77 years, 261days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof P. V. Gifford and Mary (Shirk) Gifford; married to Martha Carr(1908-1973). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Fred Cramer Gilchrist (1868-1950) — also known asFred C. Gilchrist — of Laurens,PocahontasCounty, Iowa.Born in California,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,June 2,1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1902; member ofIowastate senate, 1923;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1931-45 (10th District 1931-33, 8thDistrict 1933-43, 6th District 1943-45).Member,Freemasons. DiedMarch10, 1950 (age81 years, 281days).Interment atLaurensCemetery, Laurens, Iowa. | | Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) — also known asWilson D. Gillette — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born near Sheshequin,BradfordCounty, Pa.,July 1,1880.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1931-41;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,August7, 1951 (age71 years, 37days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa. | | Josiah Given (1828-1908) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Murrysville,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August31, 1828.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5thDistrict, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,1903;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.Presbyterian.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February3, 1908 (age79 years, 156days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | John Peter Shindel Gobin (1837-1910) — also known asJohn P. S. Gobin — ofLebanonCounty, Pa.BornJanuary21, 1837.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 17th District, 1885-99; resigned 1899;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in NorthAmerica, 1889-92.DiedMay 1,1910 (age73 years, 100days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa. | | George Atlee Goodling (1896-1982) — also known asGeorge A. Goodling — of Pennsylvania. Born in Loganville,YorkCounty, Pa.,September26, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1943-57;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1961-65, 1967-75.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;IzaakWalton League.Died in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,October17, 1982 (age86 years, 21days).Interment atEmmanuelUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Pa. | | Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,July 29,1889.Democrat.Lawprofessor;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).Buriallocation 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. |
| | James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) — also known asJames M. Graeff — of Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November18, 1862.Republican. Importer and dealer inwool;president of aboot andshoe company;creamerybusiness;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.Member,Freemasons. Died in Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1908 (age45 years, 96days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Westport, N.Y. | | 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;lawprofessor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,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. | | Louis Edward Graham (1880-1965) — also known asLouis E. Graham — of Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,August4, 1880.Republican.Deputysheriff;lawyer;BeaverCounty District Attorney, 1912-24;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1929-33;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-55 (26th District 1939-45,25th District 1945-55); defeated, 1954.Methodist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in RochesterHospital,Rochester,BeaverCounty, Pa.,November9, 1965 (age85 years, 97days).Interment atBeaverCemetery, Beaver, Pa.  | 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;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).Buriallocation 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.Collegeprofessor;lawyer;Delawarestate attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married,December17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
| | Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967) — also known asAvrum Moishe Grunfeld — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inUkraine,August4, 1887.Businessexecutive;financier;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948(speaker),1952,1956,1960,1964;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956.Jewish. Member,AmericanArbitration Association;Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January5, 1967 (age79 years, 154days).Interment atAdath Jeshurun Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Ransom Hart Guinnip (1819-1892) — also known asRansom H. Guinnip — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.; Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Dryden,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1819.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1880.Member,Freemasons. Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,1892(ageabout72 years).Buriallocation unknown. | | George Wilkins Guthrie (1848-1917) — also known asGeorge W. Guthrie — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofMalcolmHay; vice-president, Dollar SavingsBank;member, board of managers, St. Margaret's MemorialHospital;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1904,1912;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906-09; defeated, 1896; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1913-17, died in office 1917.Member,Freemasons. DiedMarch 8,1917 (age68 years, 184days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) — also known asHarry L. Haines — of Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.,February1, 1880.Democrat.Cigarmanufacturer;burgessof Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;defeated, 1938, 1942.Brethren.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Lions.Died in Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.,March29, 1947 (age67 years, 56days).Interment atRedLion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.  | John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) — also known asJohn D. M. Hamilton — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.; Paoli,ChesterCounty, Pa.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Fort Madison,LeeCounty, Iowa,March 2,1892.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1925-28;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28;KansasRepublican state chair, 1930-32; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1932-40;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1936,1940(chair,ArrangementsCommittee;speaker).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Elks.Died, in Morton PlantHospital,Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,September24, 1973 (age81 years, 206days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married,December28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married1940 to Jane(Kendall) Mason. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, September21, 1936 |
| | Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) — of Ambridge,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in Roswell,ChavesCounty, N.M.,September3, 1905.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Beaver County 1st District,1940-.Methodist.Member,Elks;Grange;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown. | | Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) — also known asHarry M. Hammond — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October5, 1874.Republican.Streetcarconductor;buildingmaterials business; postmaster atAlameda,Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).Member,Rotary;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Killed in anautomobileaccident San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,August10, 1941 (age66 years, 309days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.Cremated.  | Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known asWinfield S. Hancock — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February14, 1824.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1868,1876;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion.Died in Governor's Island,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1886 (age61 years, 360days).Interment atMontgomeryCemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 atHancockCircle, Washington, D.C. | | 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.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. | | Louis Benjamin Hanna (1861-1948) — also known asLouis B. Hanna — of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in New Brighton,BeaverCounty, Pa.,August9, 1861.Republican. Member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1895-97; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1897-1901, 1905-09;North DakotaRepublican state chair, 1902-08, 1925;U.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1909-13;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1913-17; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1926 (Republican).Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,April23, 1948 (age86 years, 258days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Fargo, N.Dak. | | William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) — also known asWilliam M. Hargest — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born inWinchester,Va.,August5, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married1895 toKingsley LeGalliene. |
| | Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known asByron B. Harlan — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,October22, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1940;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46;federaljudge, 1946.Member,HumaneSociety;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.,November11, 1949 (age63 years, 20days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | Manny Harmon (1909-2003) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August4, 1909.Republican.Band andorchestra leader; performed, Republican National Convention,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.Died in Century City, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 5,2003 (age93 years, 213days).Interment atMt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | David Garfield Harry (1880-1955) — also known asDavid G. Harry — of Pylesville,HarfordCounty, Md.Born in Pylesville,HarfordCounty, Md.,June 11,1880.Republican.Farmer;insuranceexecutive; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maryland,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946.Quaker. Member,Grange;Freemasons.Died inYorkCounty, Pa.,December12, 1955 (age75 years, 184days).Interment atFawn Grove Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, Pa. | | Harry Miller Hartman (b. 1873) — also known asH. M. Hartman — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Mt. Joy,AdamsCounty, Pa.,February12, 1873.Democrat.Physician;candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Adams County, 1932-36.Member,Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown. | | William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) — also known asWilliam H. Hastie — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November17, 1904.Lawyer;lawprofessor;U.S.District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39;dean,Howard University 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;American CivilLiberties Union;Americansfor Democratic Action.ReceivedSpingarnMedal in 1943.Died, at Suburban GeneralHospital,East Norriton,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April14, 1976 (age71 years, 149days).Buriallocation unknown. | | D. Elmer Hawbaker (b. 1916) — of Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.Born in Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,November30, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1961-72.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Presumeddeceased.Buriallocation unknown. | | Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known asFrederick L. Hay — of Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio.Born in Girard,ErieCounty, Pa.,December22, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34;DefianceCounty Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas courtjudge in Ohio, 1912-18.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, ofpneumonia,in Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio, February,1940(age83years, 0 days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Defiance, Ohio. | | William D. Heebner (b. 1848) — of Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.BornSeptember27, 1848.Republican.Burgessof Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1882-84; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1885-88.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;Elks.Buriallocation unknown. | | W. Stuart Helm (b. 1908) — of Kittanning,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Born in Cowansville,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,April 8,1908.Republican.Merchant;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Armstrong County; elected1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general; elected 1964;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1965-67.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Elks.Buriallocation unknown. | | Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) — also known asAlvin E. Heutchy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Kensington,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,March15, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1948.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;ThetaChi;Freemasons;PhiKappa Phi.Presumeddeceased.Buriallocation unknown. | | Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) — of North Carolina. Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January23, 1730.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1766-75, 1778-79;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77, 1779;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Member,Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1779 (age49 years, 291days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Weldon Brinton Heyburn (b. 1903) — also known asWeldon B. Heyburn — ofDelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Concordville,DelawareCounty, Pa.,March 8,1903.Farmer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1937-48;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1949-53;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1953-57; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.Member,Freemasons;Moose.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Hannum Heyburn and Margaret (Darlington)Heyburn. |
| | Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) — also known asFred Hobbs — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January6, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1967-76.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Amvets.Died, ofemphysema,in PottsvilleHospital,Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 24,2005 (age71 years, 199days).Cremated;ashes interred atCharlesBaber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | Edwin G. Holl — of Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Republican.Industrialequipment 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. |
| | Cyrus Kurtz Holliday (1826-1900) — also known asCyrus K. Holliday — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born inCumberlandCounty, Pa.,April 3,1826.Republican.Mayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70; first president of theAtchison, Topeka and Santa FeRailway,1860-63; member ofKansasstate senate, 1861;AdjutantGeneral of Kansas, 1864-65; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1874.Member,Freemasons. Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March29, 1900 (age73 years, 360days).Interment atTopekaCemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | James W. Hood (b. 1831) — Born in Kennett Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,May 30,1831.Republican.Minister;bishop;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegateto Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1872.AfricanMethodist Episcopal. Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;GoodTemplars.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Hannah L. Ralph (died 1855) and Sophia J. Nugent; married1877 toMrs. K. P. McKoy. |
| | Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) — also known asRobert F. Hopwood — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 24,1856.Republican.Lawyer;director, CitizensTitleand Trust Co.; director, UniontownStreetRailway Co.;FayetteCounty Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, UniontownHospital,1905-20;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;defeated, 1916.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,March 1,1940 (age83 years, 221days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa. | | Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) — also known asClarence R. Hotchkiss — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in West Warren,BradfordCounty, Pa.,June 5,1880.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;realestate broker;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1916;secretaryof Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Presidential Elector forOregon,1920.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaTheta Phi;PhiGamma Mu;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,September17, 1952 (age72 years, 104days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) — also known asJames W. Hughes — of Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born inJuniataCounty, Pa.,November16, 1835.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa., January,1912(age76years, 0 days).Interment atEverettCemetery, Everett, Pa. | | Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) — also known asDaniel N. Hunt — of Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.Born in Mansfield,TiogaCounty, Pa.,January28, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;real estatebusiness;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor ofRedfield, S.D.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel N. Hunt (died 1884) and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt (died1863); married to Adalyn J. Ellis. |
| | William Hunter (1816-1901) — of Wolf Creek, Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.Born in Pennsylvania,January23, 1816.Farmer;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Pickens, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Member,Freemasons. Died inPickensCounty, S.C.,June 15,1901 (age85 years, 143days).Interment atWest View Cemetery, Liberty, S.C. | | Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) — also known asRobert H. Jackson — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Spring Creek,WarrenCounty, Pa.,February13, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936;U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40;U.S.Attorney General, 1940-41;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,October9, 1954 (age62 years, 238days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y. | | John C. Jacobs (1839-1894) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December16, 1839.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1867-73; member ofNewYork state senate, 1874-85, 1890-91 (3rd District 1874-79, 4thDistrict 1880-85, 2nd District 1890-91); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1876(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1880(speaker).Member,Freemasons. Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,September22, 1894 (age54 years, 280days).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) — also known asBenjamin F. James — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August1, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1939-47;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Freemasons;Lions.Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January26, 1961 (age75 years, 178days).Interment atArlingtonCemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa. | | Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) — also known asAlbert W. Jefferis — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,December7, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nebraska,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932.Congregationalist.Member,DeltaChi;Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen.DiedSeptember14, 1942 (age73 years, 281days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) — of Trucksville,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Forty Fort,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January24, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September15, 1977 (age81 years, 234days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Shavertown, Pa. | | Benjamin Rowland Jones (b. 1906) — also known asBenjamin R. Jones — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Dallas,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 29,1906.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1948;orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1952-57;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1972-74.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Rowland Jones and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones;married1956 to JaneRandall. |
| | Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) — ofPinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,April 5,1941.Republican.Chiropractor;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1979-.Methodist.Member,OptimistClub;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons.Still living as of 1999. | | Edward E. Jones (b. 1867) — also known as"Good Roads Jones" — of Harford,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.Born in Harford,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,November25, 1867.Republican.Merchant;dairybusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Susquehanna County, 1907-09;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 23rd District, 1917-24.Congregationalist.Member,Grange;Freemasons;OddFellows.Buriallocation unknown. | | Robert C. Jubelirer (b. 1937) — of Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.; Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.,February9, 1937.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 30th District, 1975-2004; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,2004.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Still living as of 2004.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel H. Jubelirer and Dorothy (Brett) Jubelirer. |
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