Very incomplete list! | |  James Berg (c.1876-1944) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa., about 1876.Republican.Minister;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Orderof United American Mechanics;Patriotic Order Sons ofAmerica.Died, from aheartattack, during services at theChurchof the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1944 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married1904 toAdeline Brommer. |
| | Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) — also known asAlfred L. Bulwinkle — of Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April21, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9thDistrict 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District1943-50); died in office 1950.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Patriotic Order Sons of America;Lions.Died in Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.,August31, 1950 (age67 years, 132days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Gastonia, N.C. | | Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) — of Atwood,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Born inJuniataCounty, Pa.,July 21,1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1881-84;mayorof Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.Methodist.EnglishandGermanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Orderof Heptasophs;Patriotic Order Sons of America;GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Burchfield and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield; married,December24, 1867, to Anna M. Gable. |
| | Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) — of Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,November9, 1870.Republican.Physician;mayorof Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44.Christian.Member,Elks;Eagles;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. | | Harry T. Hagaman (1869-1952) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.,June 2,1869.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1917-19; memberofNewJersey state senate from Ocean County, 1920-22; postmaster atLakewood,N.J., 1922-35.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;JuniorOrder;Redmen;Foresters;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in1952(ageabout83 years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Toms River, N.J. | | Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Born in Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,December7, 1875.Democrat. Owner and publisher of theSpirit of Jeffersonnewspaper,1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Redmen;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in1941(ageabout65 years).Interment atEdgeHill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va. | | 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;Patriotic Order Sons of America;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Knabb Hoch (1866-1960) — also known asDaniel K. Hoch — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Oley Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,January31, 1866.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Berks County, 1899-1902;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1908;BerksCounty Controller, 1912-16;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (14th District 1943-45,13th District 1945-47); defeated, 1946.Lutheran.Member,Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October11, 1960 (age94 years, 254days).Interment atForestHills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Pa. | | Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known asHarold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February7, 1896.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;newspapercolumnist andradiocommentator; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24;mayorof South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New JerseyCommissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist.Member,JuniorOrder;Patriotic Order Sons of America;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;RoyalArcanum.Suspendedin 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation systemfor aninvestigationof financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his writtenconfessionofembezzlementschemes was disclosed.Died, of aheartattack, in his room at the BlakeHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1954 (age58 years, 117days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J. | | Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) — also known asAlbert W. Johnson — of Lewisburg,UnionCounty, Pa.Born in Weikert,UnionCounty, Pa.,November28, 1872.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.Lutheran.Member,KappaSigma;OddFellows;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married1893 to DoraMiller; married,December13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
| | Samuel S. Kenworthy (b. 1889) — of Belleville,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,April10, 1889.Newspapersportseditor;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1924;mayorof Belleville, N.J., 1932.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Elks;JuniorOrder;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel M. Kenworthy and Sarah Elizabeth (Sampson) Kenworthy;married,December24, 1915, to Mary Jane Graham. |
| | LeRoy W. Loder (b. 1883) — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,December5, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1914-19; member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1932-34; member ofNew JerseyDemocratic State Committee, 1933.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown. | | Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) — also known asHarry A. Mackey — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Susquehanna,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,June 26,1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Republican Presidential Electorfor Pennsylvania,1928.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;Foresters;Patriotic Order Sons of America;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;OptimistClub.Died in1938(ageabout69 years).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) — also known asFrederick W. Magrady — of Mt. Carmel,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November24, 1863.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. CarmelTransitCo.; director and solicitor for First NationalBank ofMt. Carmel; director, Mt. CarmelWaterCo.;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,August27, 1954 (age90 years, 276days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Pa. | | Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) — also known asHugh G. Mitchell — of Statesville,IredellCounty, N.C.Born in Statesville,IredellCounty, N.C.,October5, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;third vice-president, AlexanderRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1936,1940,1944,1948(alternate),1956,1960;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1943-46.Presbyterian.Member,Lions;Patriotic Order Sons of America;AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;DeltaSigma Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster)Mitchell. |
| | Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known asHarry W. Nice — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,December5, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1920;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1936;Governorof Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Moose;JuniorOrder;Elks;Patriotic Order Sons of America;Knightsof Khorassan.Died inRichmond,Va.,February25, 1941 (age63 years, 82days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Albert Nevin Pomeroy (1859-1927) — also known asA. Nevin Pomeroy — of Chambersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 27,1859.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;chair ofFranklin County Republican Party, 1889-92; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Franklin County, 1895-96,1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Orderof United American Mechanics;RoyalArcanum;Patriotic Order Sons of America;Redmen;ModernWoodmen of America.DiedDecember2, 1927 (age68 years, 189days).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) — also known asFrank B. Robinson — of Ranson,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,September20, 1885.Republican.Farmer,fruitgrower;manufacturer;banker;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
| | Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) — also known asWilbour E. Saunders — of Hightstown,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,September20, 1894.Pastor;chaplain;schoolheadmaster;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,1947; interimpresident,Keuka College, 1965-66.Baptist.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons;JuniorOrder;RoyalArcanum;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in1979(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders; married,September22, 1919, to Mildred A. Paige. |
| | Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) — also known asHugh Scott — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,November11, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1972(delegation chair); speaker,1956;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof the American Revolution;Lions;Societyof the Cincinnati;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AlphaChi Rho;TauKappa Alpha;Patriotic Order Sons of America.DiedJuly 21,1994 (age93 years, 252days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Arthur R. Smock (b. 1885) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Asbury Park,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,October1, 1885.Republican.Real estatebusiness;coal andice dealer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1926-29.Member,Elks;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles L. Smock and Emily C. Smock; married1911 to EthelM. Worden. |
| | 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;Patriotic Order Sons of America.DiedMarch21, 1928 (age57 years, 187days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;married,January21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. | | | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The SproulStateForest, inClintonCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography |
| | Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) — of Statesville,IredellCounty, N.C.Born in Virginia,August26, 1887.Democrat.Writer;accountant;lecturer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 25th District, 1935.Baptist.Member,Rotary;OddFellows;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele; married to Grace VawterBates. |
| | Malcolm Connor Tarver (1885-1960) — also known asMalcolm C. Tarver — of Dalton,WhitfieldCounty, Ga.Born inWhitfieldCounty, Ga.,September25, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1909-12; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1913-14; superior court judge in Georgia, 1917-26;U.S.Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1927-47.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Redmen;JuniorOrder;Patriotic Order Sons of America.DiedMarch 5,1960 (age74 years, 162days).Interment atWestHill Cemetery, Dalton, Ga. | | 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;Patriotic Order Sons of America;OddFellows;Redmen;JuniorOrder;Elks;Moose;Eagles;UnitedCommercial Travelers;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;married to Harriet Barker. |
| | Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) — also known asC. Murray Turpin — of Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March 4,1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;steamboatcaptain;dentist;burgessof Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1923;LuzerneCounty Prothonotary;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;PsiOmega;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Patriotic Order Sons of America;JuniorOrder.Died in1946(ageabout68 years).Interment atFortyFort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa. | | 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;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January6, 1986 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,August8, 1895.Republican.Banker;member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1925-27; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Patriotic Order Sons of America.Shotin the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in herapartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discoverythat Miss Cranmer, apparently hismistress,had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New JerseyState Senate Judiciary committee began aninvestigationinto whether Sen. Yates should beimpeached;but then heresigned.Died, of aheartailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1960 (age64 years, 213days).Intermentsomewherein Easton, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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