| |  A. Raymond Raff (1865-1947) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April27, 1865.Democrat.Builder;Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903; candidatefor Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1923; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1924;superintendent of U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 1934-35; U.S. Collector ofCustoms, 1935-47; died in office 1947; director, NorthwesternNationalBank.Member,Freemasons;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December10, 1947 (age82 years, 227days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Raff and Caroline (Hahn) Raff; married1889 to EllaVirginia Shinkle (1867-1936). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles A. Randall (b. 1846) — of Tionesta,ForestCounty, Pa.Born near Toronto,Ontario,December27, 1846.Republican.Carpenter;hotelier;ForestCounty Sheriff; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1884;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Forest County, 1887-90;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward B. Randall and Mary A. (King) Randall; married1871 to MaryA. Wansor. |
| | Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) — of Virginia. Born inWilliamsburg,Va.,1721.Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October22, 1775 (ageabout 54years).Interment atCollegeof William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John Randolph (1693-1737) and Susanna (Beverley) Randolh;brother-in-law ofBenjaminHarrison; married to Elizabeth 'Betty' Harrison; nephew ofRichardRandolph; uncle ofEdmundJenings Randolph; granduncle ofPeytonRandolph; great-granduncle ofEdmundRandolph; third great-granduncle ofFrancisBeverley Biddle; first cousin ofRichardBland; first cousin once removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; first cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph, Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,DabneyCarr andHenrySt. George Tucker; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker andCarterHenry Harrison; first cousin four times removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,FitzhughLee,JohnAugustine Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison II andFrederickMadison Roberts; first cousin five times removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge,WilliamMarshall Bullitt andAlexanderScott Bullitt; first cousin six times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley (1889-1969); second cousin twice removed ofJohnWayles Eppes; second cousin thrice removed ofColebyChew; second cousin four times removed ofSt.Clair Ballard,LewisBallard andWilliamHenry Robertson; second cousin five times removed ofElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk. | | | | Political families:Lee-Randolphfamily of Maryland and Virginia;Marshall-Harrison-Randolph-Cabellfamily of Virginia;Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madisonfamily of Kentucky (subsets of theThreeThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Randolph County,N.C. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier |
| | Barrick Samuel Rankin (b. 1872) — also known asB. S. Rankin — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,July 16,1872.Republican.Physician;surgeon;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1929-32;resigned 1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder;OddFellows.Buriallocation unknown. | | Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856. Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;insurancebusiness;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.Member,Freemasons. Died in1924(ageabout68 years).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. John Rankin. |
| | George Rankin, Jr. (c.1869-1949) — of Wilkinsburg,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inScotland,about 1869.Banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1940,1944,1948.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;OddFellows;Eagles;Elks.Died in1949(ageabout80 years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof George Rankin and Agnes Rankin; married to Annie E.Flanagan. |
| | Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941) — also known asHarry C. Ransley — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February5, 1863.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1891-94;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1912;PhiladelphiaCounty Sheriff, 1916-20;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1920-37 (3rd District 1920-33,1st District 1933-37).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedNovember7, 1941 (age78 years, 275days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Lewis Wesley Rathgeber, Jr. (b. 1922) — also known asLewis W. Rathgeber, Jr. — of Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.,March22, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948,1952.ChristianReformed. Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons.Presumeddeceased.Buriallocation unknown. | | John Meredith Read (1797-1874) — also known asJohn M. Read — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 21,1797.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1823-25;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1846;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1874 (age77 years, 131days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Charles E. Rearick — of Garden City,CassCounty, Mo.; Pleasant Hill,CassCounty, Mo.Born in Beavertown,SnyderCounty, Pa.Republican.Mailcarrier;producemerchant;postmaster;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cass County, 1947-48;defeated, 1944, 1948, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen ofthe World.Buriallocation unknown. | | David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) — also known asDavid A. Reed — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December21, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;president, Pennsylvania Industrial Accidents Commission, 1912-15;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35; defeated, 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,February10, 1953 (age72 years, 51days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Leffingwell Reed (b. 1885) — also known asGeorge L. Reed — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1929-32; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.Methodist.Member,PhiKappa Sigma;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married1911 to HelenR. Moorhead. |
| | Claude Trexler Reno (b. 1882) — also known asClaude T. Reno — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Lyons,BerksCounty, Pa.,April 4,1882.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1911-12; common pleas court judgein Pennsylvania 31st District, 1921-29;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1939; appointed 1939; superior courtjudge in Pennsylvania, 1942-43.Lutheran.Member,AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph F. Reno and Millie (Trexler) Reno; married,August14, 1906, to May G. Appel. |
| | William Stuart Reyburn (1882-1946) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1882.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-11;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1911-13.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaPsi;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in1946(ageabout63 years).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Thomas M. Reynolds (b. 1950) — of Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,September3, 1950.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 147th District, 1988-98;U.S.Representative from New York, 1999-2004 (27th District 1999-2003,26th District 2003-04).Member,National RifleAssociation;Freemasons.Still living as of 2014. | | John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) — also known asJohn S. Rice — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born inAdamsCounty, 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;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 in1985(ageabout86 years).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, PierceManufacturingCo.; delegate to 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. | | Ezra Hoyt Ripple (1842-1909) — also known asEzra H. Ripple — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,February14, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Scranton, Pa., 1886-90; postmaster atScranton,Pa., 1897-1909.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,November19, 1909 (age67 years, 278days).Interment atDunmoreCemetery, Dunmore, Pa. | | Donald Lawrence Ritter (b. 1940) — also known asDon Ritter — of Coopersburg,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1940.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1979-93;defeated, 1992.Member,Order ofAhepa;Elks;Freemasons.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) — also known asRobert L. Rodgers — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in El Dorado,ButlerCounty, Kan.,June 2,1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;insuranceandrealestate business;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,28th District 1945-47).Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1960(ageabout85 years).Interment atRockyGlen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa. | | Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) — of Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek,StanleyCounty, S.Dak.; Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.Born in Lenoxville,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,October13, 1856.Republican.Rancher;hardwarebusiness; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08;secretaryof state of South Dakota, 1915-19.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married,May 28,1886, to Eva J. Voorhees. |
| | Chapman Jay Root (1864-1945) — also known asC. J. Root — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born inWayneCounty, Pa.,November22, 1864.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1936(alternate; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed andpatented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,November20, 1945 (age80 years, 363days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Uriah P. Rossiter (b. 1861) — ofErieCounty, Pa.Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October6, 1861.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney; attorney forrailroads;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 6th District, 1915-29.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks;American BarAssociation.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Ella A. Nichols. |
| | Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) — also known asBob Rovner — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Feasterville,BucksCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September28, 1943.Lawyer;talkshow host; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1972;Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate inDemocratic primary forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,2008.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Still living as of 2008. | | Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) — of Pennsylvania;Washington,D.C.Born in Tupelo,LeeCounty, Miss.,July 9,1889.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1933-37;publicrelations business.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died, of akidneyailment, in Cedars of LebanonHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April15, 1956 (age66 years, 281days).Buriallocation unknown. | | Leon Sacks (1902-1972) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October7, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served inthe U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Elks;B'naiB'rith.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1972 (age69 years, 156days).Interment atShalomMemorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. | | Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born inScotland,March23, 1734.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87;Governorof Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1790.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Injured in afall froman overturnedhorsedrawncart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August31, 1818 (age84 years, 161days).Interment atOldSt. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa. | | Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) — also known asRoy St. Lewis — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,September27, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney inOklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and PacificRailroad;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married,July 12,1926, to Inez Reams. |
 | Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Aleppo,GreeneCounty, Pa.,July 3,1896.Republican.Civilengineer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,1963-64; defeated, 1960.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Rotary.Died in1974(ageabout77 years).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James J. Sammons and Catherine (Gordon) Sammons; married1939 toCecilia Rodgers. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Edmund William Samuel (1857-1930) — also known asEdmund W. Samuel — of Mt. Carmel,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire,Wales,November27, 1857.Republican.Physician;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1905-07;president and general manager, Shamokin-Mount CarmelTransitCompany, 1908-24.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Mt. Carmel,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,March 7,1930 (age72 years, 100days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa. | | George William Sarbacher, Jr. (1919-1973) — also known asGeorge W. Sarbacher, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September30, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;MarineCorps League.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 4,1973 (age53 years, 155days).Buriallocation unknown. | | George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March14, 1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;taxicabdriver;physician;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 2ndDistrict, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.DiedSeptember13, 1966 (age65 years, 183days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to AmandaGilmore. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry D. Saylor (b. 1857) — of Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October22, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1895-98; U.S. Consul inMatanzas, as of 1898-99.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Buriallocation unknown. | | John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) — also known asJohn P. Saylor — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Conemaugh Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 23,1908.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1972.Evangelicaland Reformed Church; laterUnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Eagles.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October28, 1973 (age65 years, 97days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) — also known asWilliam A. Schnader — of Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Bowmansville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October5, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1930-35; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1936.ChristianReformed. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Phi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader; married,June9, 1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh. |
| | Richard Taylor Schulze (b. 1929) — also known asRichard T. Schulze — of Wayne,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August7, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1969-74;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1975-93.Member,Jaycees;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2014. | | Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) — also known asCornelius D. Scully — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November30, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1940,1944.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;KappaSigma;Freemasons;Eagles.Died in HillcrestNursingHome,Winchester,Va.,September23, 1952 (age73 years, 298days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married,June 10,1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
| | John Wilson Shaffer (1827-1870) — also known asJ. Wilson Shaffer — of Utah. Born in Lewisburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,July 5,1827.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governorof Utah Territory, 1870; died in office 1870.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,October31, 1870 (age43 years, 118days).Intermentsomewherein Freeport, Ill. | | George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as"Peg Leg" — of St. Charles,St.Charles County, Mo.Born in alogcabin inWashingtonCounty, Pa., about 1785.Youngest member of theLewisandClarkexpedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 andlost aleg;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge inKentucky, 1820;U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, in ahotel atPalmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.,August30, 1836 (ageabout 51years).Interment atMasseyMill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo. | | R. W. Sheak (c.1834-1880) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born about 1834.Lawyer;banker;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1865-66; president, Lancaster andQuarryvilleRailroad,president, Lancaster and MillersvilleRailroaddirector, Sunbury and LewistownRailroad.Member,Freemasons. DiedSeptember26, 1880 (ageabout 46years).Buriallocation unknown.  | Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known asHerbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October28, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;died in office 1930.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompneumonia,following aheartattack, in White PlainsHospital,White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1930 (age48 years, 333days).Interment atSt.James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y. | | | George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) — also known asGeorge L. Shoup — of Colorado;LemhiCounty, Idaho; Salmon,LemhiCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Kittanning,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,June 15,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;delegateto Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864;LemhiCounty Treasurer; member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1874;memberIdaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho Territory,1880;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896;Governor ofIdaho, 1890;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.Member,Freemasons. Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,December21, 1904 (age68 years, 189days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) — of Charlestown,ClarkCounty, Ind.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,June 2,1796.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;farmer;miller;merchant;member ofIndianastate senate, 1826-29; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1837; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Member,Freemasons. Died in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,December5, 1881 (age85 years, 186days).Buriallocation unknown. | | William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) — also known asWilliam I. Sirovich — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,March18, 1882.Physician;playwright;Independence League candidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, PeoplesHospital,1911-29; president, Industrial NationalBank;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, of aheartattack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1939 (age57 years, 274days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.  | Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.,February18, 1842.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1876;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1890-92;U.S.Postmaster General, 1898-1902.Baptist.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January19, 1908 (age65 years, 335days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Thomas B. Smith (b. 1869) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Glenside,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November2, 1869.Republican. Messenger and clerk at main office, PennsylvaniaRailroad,1881-86;suretybusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1905-06; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1908;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1911-13 (acting, 1911);mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1916-20; Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sonsof Veterans.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas B. Smith and Isabella (Cairns) Smith; married,March26, 1896, to Bessie Barrett. |
| | Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) — also known asRichard A. Snelling — of Shelburne,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,February18, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1960,1968,1980;chairof Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member ofVermontRepublican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1964;Governor ofVermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1986.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, from aheartattack, in Shelburne,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,August13, 1991 (age64 years, 176days).Interment atShelburneVillage Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt. | | Plymouth Warren Snyder (1851-1943) — also known asPlymouth W. Snyder — of Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,March 1,1851.Republican.Druggist;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District,1911-14; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 30th District, 1915-26.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Royaland Select Masters.Died in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,December19, 1943 (age92 years, 293days).Interment atHollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Snyder (1808-1874) and Sarah C. (Bowers) Snyder (1817-1889);married to Cora Eleanor Moore (1859-1933). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard A. Snyder (b. 1910) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lititz,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March26, 1910.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1961-84.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Buriallocation unknown. | | Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) — also known asCharles W. Sones — ofLycomingCounty, Pa.Born near Hughesville,LycomingCounty, Pa.,June 10,1859.Democrat.Lumberbusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.DiedDecember16, 1944 (age85 years, 189days).Interment atPleasantHill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pa. | | Richard Sopris (1813-1893) — ofDenver,Colo.Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,June 26,1813.Carpenter;steamboatcaptain;prospector;mayorof Denver, Colo., 1878-81.Member,Freemasons. Died inDenver,Colo.,April 7,1893 (age79 years, 285days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born inWashington,D.C.,November6, 1854.Republican.Bandconductor;composer;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1924.BavarianandPortugeseancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;AudubonSociety.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1973.Died, in his room at the Abraham LincolnHotel,Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 6,1932 (age77 years, 121days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | 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. |
| | Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) — also known asS. C. Stahlman — of Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Zollarsville,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,August9, 1898.Republican.Dentist;restaurantowner;mayorof Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, following aheartattack, in Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 25,1936 (age37 years, 351days).Interment atMonongahelaCemetery, Monongahela, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha (Church)Stahlman; married,June 3,1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
| | Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) — also known asBenjamin F. Starr — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lisburn,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,August18, 1867.Owner and manager, StarrGraniteWorks;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.  | Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) — also known asHarold E. Stassen — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in West St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.,April13, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;DakotaCounty Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1936,1940;Governorof Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter);president,University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1948,1952,1964,1968,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate in primary forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1958; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1960;Independent Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.Baptist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;GammaEta Gamma;Freemasons;Shriners;Council onForeign Relations.Died, at the Friendship Villagenursinghome, Bloomington,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March 4,2001 (age93 years, 325days).Interment atAcaciaCemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn. | | Almor Stern (1854-1935) — of Logan,HarrisonCounty, Iowa.Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,April21, 1854.Republican.HarrisonCounty Auditor, 1878-83;banker;abstract andtitle business; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1920.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, fromheartdisease, in Logan,HarrisonCounty, Iowa,November1, 1935 (age81 years, 194days).Interment atLogan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Taggart Stern (1814-1892) and Millicent Beet (Fletcher)Stern (1820-1904); married,December15, 1880, to Laura A. Mann (1854-1933). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert H. Stites (1858-1935) — also known asA. H. Stites — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born inDauphinCounty, Pa.,March 2,1858.Republican.Merchant;druggist;mayorof Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1896-98; member ofSouthDakota state senate 9th District, 1899-1902; postmaster atSiouxFalls, S.Dak., 1905-10.Member,Freemasons;Elks.DiedAugust16, 1935 (age77 years, 167days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Stites (1816-1882) and Catherine (Matter) Stites(1819-1887); married,April14, 1884, to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Law (1860-1927). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) — also known asNathan L. Strong — of Brookville,JeffersonCounty, Pa.Born in Summerville,JeffersonCounty, Pa.,November12, 1859.Republican.Telegraphoperator;railwaystation agent;lawyer;JeffersonCounty District Attorney, 1895-1901;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.DiedDecember14, 1939 (age80 years, 32days).Interment atBrookvilleCemetery, Brookville, Pa. | | Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born inSomersetCounty, Pa.,September18, 1904.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1972.ChristianReformed. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Rotary;UnionLeague.Buriallocation unknown. | | Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) — also known asJunius M. Strouss — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Harshaville,BeaverCounty, Pa.,May 29,1880.Democrat.Mayorof Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1933-40; appointed 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Buriallocation unknown. | | Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) — also known asAlbert W. Swalm — of Grand Junction,GreeneCounty, Iowa; Oskaloosa,MahaskaCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Womelsdorf,BerksCounty, Pa.,November30, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;U.S. Consul inMontevideo, 1897-1903;Southampton, 1903-19;Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.Member,Freemasons. Died in Hamilton,Bermuda,August24, 1922 (age76 years, 267days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm; married,October1, 1872, to Pauline Given (born 1850). |
| | Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) — also known asJ. Howard Swick — of Beaver Falls,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in New Brighton,BeaverCounty, Pa.,August6, 1879.Republican.Homeopathicphysician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Lions.Died in1952(ageabout72 years).Interment atConcordCemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa. | | Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787-1858) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March 2,1787.Newspapereditor;author;mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1825-26.Member,Freemasons. DiedJune 2,1858 (age71 years, 92days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 4,1876.Republican.Insurancebusiness;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate forPennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chairof Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1941-64.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Susquehanna Township,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 15,1982 (age105 years,345 days).Interment atPaxtangCemetery, Paxtang, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Morris C. Taylor (1853-1932) and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor(1854-1927); married to Bertha May Shertzer(1877-1970). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) — also known asEdward J. Thompson — of Philipsburg,CentreCounty, Pa.Born in Philipsburg,CentreCounty, Pa.,June 2,1901.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932,1940;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 34th District, 1935-38.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Kiwanis;Freemasons;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;OddFellows;Redmen;JuniorOrder;Elks;Moose;Eagles;UnitedCommercial Travelers;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;married to Harriet Barker. |
| | Ronald L. Thompson (b. 1899) — of Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,August19, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 15thDistrict, 1941-42, 1949-60; served in the U.S. Army Air Force inWorld War II.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Willis D. Thompson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Thompson; married toElsie Marie Calvert. |
| | John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) — also known asJohn G. Townsend, Jr. — of Selbyville,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Bishopville,WorcesterCounty, Md.,May 31,1871.Republican.Farmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1904(alternate),1908,1924,1928(ConventionVice-President),1932,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956,1960;Governorof Delaware, 1917-21; Presidential Elector for Delaware,1920;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Eagles;JuniorOrder.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April10, 1964 (age92 years, 315days).Interment atSelbyvilleRedmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del. | | Frank Mattern Trexler (1861-1947) — also known asFrank M. Trexler — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.BornJanuary9, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-35; defeated, 1934.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary22, 1947 (age86 years, 44days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) — also known asHarry C. Trexler — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,April17, 1854.Republican.Lumberbusiness;cementmanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,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. | | Frederick Augustus Tritle (1833-1906) — Born near Chambersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,August7, 1833.Republican. Member ofNevadastate senate, 1866; candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1870;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1882-85;delegateto Arizona state constitutional convention, 1891.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,November18, 1906 (age73 years, 103days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | William Irvin Troutman (1905-1971) — also known asWilliam I. Troutman — of Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January13, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1943-45; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 27th District, 1945; resigned 1945; common pleascourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1946-66.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaPi;Freemasons.Died in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January27, 1971 (age66 years, 14days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa. | | Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) — of Owatonna,SteeleCounty, Minn.; Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Damascus,WayneCounty, Pa.,March22, 1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;civilengineer;merchant;banker;mayorof Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in the MetropoleHotel,Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,August24, 1923 (age80 years, 155days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.| | Relatives:Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
| | Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa; Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born inSusquehannaCounty, Pa.,February18, 1817.Democrat.Physician;member ofIowastate senate, 1854, 1860-66.Member,Freemasons. Died inDenver,Colo.,March 6,1903 (age86 years, 16days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) — also known asRuby R. Vale — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,October19, 1874.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1916,1948(alternate).Methodist.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanHistorical Association;PhiKappa Psi;ThetaNu Epsilon;Freemasons;UnionLeague.DiedJanuary2, 1961 (age86 years, 75days).Buriallocation unknown. | | Robert Van Valzah (1843-1892) — of Indiana. Born in Mifflinburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,April 9,1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1879.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,October23, 1892 (age49 years, 197days).Buriallocation unknown. | | Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) — of Ohio; Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,December2, 1793.Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840;Minnesotaterritorial auditor, 1852-53; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; memberofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 1, 1859-60; postmasteratStillwater,Minn., 1861-65.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.,January24, 1879 (age85 years, 53days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Stillwater, Minn. | | James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) — also known asJames E. Van Zandt — of Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.,December18, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked inAltoona shops of PennsylvaniaRailroad;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Knightsof Pythias;Grange;Eagles;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January6, 1986 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | George Washington Wagoner (1856-1919) — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February22, 1856.Democrat.Printer;physician;one of the organizers, and director, of the Conemaugh Valley MemorialHospital;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1896-99.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,April26, 1919 (age63 years, 63days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa.| | Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington | | | | Relatives: Son of Rev. George Wagoner(1826-1889; perished in Johnstown flood) and Mary L. (Henrie) Wagoner(1829-1889; perished in Johnstown flood). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of Cambria County(1907) |
| | David Wallace (1799-1859) — of Indiana. Born near Lewistown,MifflinCounty, Pa.,April24, 1799.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1828-30;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1831-37;Governor ofIndiana, 1837-40;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state courtjudge in Indiana, 1856-59.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September4, 1859 (age60 years, 133days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) — also known asThomas R. Wallace — of Atlantic,CassCounty, Iowa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October20, 1848.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S. Consul inCrefeld, 1901-07;Jerusalem, 1907-10;Martinique, 1910-24.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Elks.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December8, 1929 (age81 years, 49days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married,October6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
| | Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,July 31,1856.Republican.Mayorof Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1917 (age61 years, 123days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y. | | Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) — of Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1876.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1921-23;chair ofCamden County Republican Party, 1925-27.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown. | | John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) — also known asJohn H. Ware III — of Oxford,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,August29, 1908.Republican.Engineer;utilityexecutive;burgessof Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1960; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1961-70;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,5th District 1973-75).Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;BetaTheta Pi.DiedJuly 29,1997 (age88 years, 334days).Buriallocation unknown. | | George Austin Welsh (1878-1970) — also known asGeorge A. Welsh — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born near Bay View,CecilCounty, Md.,August9, 1878.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1923-32;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1932-57;candidate in primary forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934.Member,Freemasons. Died in Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.,October22, 1970 (age92 years, 74days).Cremated;ashes interred atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) — of Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,1892.Democrat.Poultryfarmer;radio stationpresident;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;defeated, 1950; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1944,1948,1952;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from CumberlandCounty, 1947; member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democraticcandidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).Methodist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Redmen;Grange.Died in1957(ageabout65 years).Interment atLocustGrove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.  | Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) — of Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in West Franklin,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,February20, 1872.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; memberofNewYork state senate 43rd District, 1927-32;mayorof Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows.Died in Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1944 (age72 years, 303days).Interment atHornellRural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married,May 17,1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
|  | Mont Z. White (b. 1872) — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Deep Valley,GreeneCounty, Pa.,September6, 1872.Republican.Banker;mayorof Williamson, W.Va., 1900; member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West VirginiaState Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishmentin the prison;West VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1920-24.Methodist.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
 | Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) — of Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.Born in Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.,May 26,1884.Republican.Lawyer;ChippewaCounty District Attorney, 1909-15;dairyfarmer; candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1936;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofNorway;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Died at High Oaks Christian Science ChurchSanitarium,in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 26,1967 (age83 years, 0days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.  | Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) — also known asRalph E. Williams — of Dallas,PolkCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born inPolkCounty, Ore.,September14, 1869.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1908;member, Arrangements Committee,1936;vice-chair, Arrangements Committee, vice-chair,1940;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oregon, 1908-40;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1921-40.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, while attending ameetingof the Committee on Arrangements for the 1940 Republican NationalConvention, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 16,1940 (age70 years, 245days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams; married,December3, 1911, to Grace Noyes. | | | | Image source: Official Report of the21st Republican National Convention (1936) |
| | Alexander Wilson (1851-1915) — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born inIndianaCounty, Pa.,October1, 1851.Republican.Coaldealer;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1908-11.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromcancer,in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,August30, 1915 (age63 years, 333days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wilson (1824-1881) and Mary A. Wilson(1829-1892). |
| | Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) — also known asEdward A. Wilson — of Absecon,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1862.Paperbag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member ofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Buriallocation unknown. | | John Wilson (1849-1918) — ofHenryCounty, Ill.; Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February21, 1849.Republican.Deputysheriff;liverybusiness;BuffaloCounty Sheriff, 1889-92; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1893.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofstomachcancer, in Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,January13, 1918 (age68 years, 326days).Interment atKearneyCemetery, Kearney, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married,May 25,1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
| | Lloyd H. Wood (1896-1964) — of Collegeville,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Grampian,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,October25, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1940-53; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1947-50;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1952;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1954.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedFebruary15, 1964 (age67 years, 113days).Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George L. Wood and Maude (Goss) Wood; married to Helen L.Blithe. |
 | Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) — also known asL. E. Woods — of Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born inYorkCounty, Pa.,January24, 1883.Republican.Schoolteacher; president of numerouscoal miningcompanies;bankdirector; member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners.Buriallocation unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
| | | Robert Elmer Woodside (1904-1998) — also known asRobert E. Woodside — of Millersburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Millersburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 4,1904.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1932-42;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1951-53; resigned 1953; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee); superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1953-65;defeated, 1964; candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1958.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Redmen;RoyalArcanum.Died in Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March18, 1998 (age93 years, 287days).Buriallocation unknown. | | Gus Yatron (1927-2003) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October16, 1927.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1956-60; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 11th District, 1961-68;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1969-93.EasternOrthodox. Member,Freemasons.Died in Fairfax Station,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March13, 2003 (age75 years, 148days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | William Young (b. 1870) — of Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,April23, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofLycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,New York County 17th District 1907).Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi;Freemasons.Buriallocation unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young. |
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