Very incomplete list! | |  Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) — also known asBernard N. Baker — of Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 11,1854.Democrat.Glass manufacturing business; established AtlanticTransport Line, operatingsteamships,shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia toEurope; also hadlighterageandcoldstorage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S. Shipping Board,1917; resigned 1917.Died in CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,December20, 1918 (age64 years, 223days).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) — also known asFrancis E. Baldwin — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Lawyer;milkbottle manufacturer; president, National Total AbstinenceLeague; New York Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia,in Mentone (Menton),France,December19, 1930 (age74 years, 111days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Edmund Arthur Ball (1894-1947) — also known asE. Arthur Ball — of Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.; Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind., December,1894.Democrat. Vice-president of the Ball Brothersglass containercompany; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1940.Died, from aheartseizure brought on byinfluenza,while seatedin hisparked car at themunicipalairport, in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,April16, 1947 (age52 years, 0days).Entombed atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. | | George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) — also known asGeorge A. Ball — of Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.Born in Green,SummitCounty, Ohio,November5, 1862.Republican. President, Ball Brothersglass manufacturingcompany; chairman, Merchants NationalBank ofMuncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1928(ConventionVice-President),1936;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1932-37.Presbyterian.Member,BetaGamma Sigma;Freemasons;Rotary.Died, fromcerebralthrombosis, in Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.,October22, 1955 (age92 years, 351days).Entombed atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. | | Joseph Ellis Blackburn (1860-1928) — also known asJoseph E. Blackburn — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin in Farmington,BelmontCounty, Ohio,June 30,1860.Republican.Glass mold maker;organizer,president,andsecretary,mold-maker's union;druggist;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1895;Ohio dairyand food commissioner, 1897-1901.Died in Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,1928(ageabout68 years).Interment atMasonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | Harry Bolinger Curtin (1866-1929) — also known asHarry B. Curtin — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.; Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.,October4, 1866.Republican.Lumbermanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1916,1920;glass business.DiedJanuary2, 1929 (age62 years, 90days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas C. Dunham (b. 1845) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Jersey,1845.Democrat.Glassware merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1886-87.Burial location unknown. | | Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in New York,December5, 1864.Democrat.Glass blower;glass manufacturing business;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, frominfluenzaandbronchialpneumonia, in St. John'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November1, 1918 (age53 years, 331days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Jacob Edward Gunther III (1953-2003) — also known asJacob E. Gunther III;JakeGunther —of Forestburgh,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1953.Democrat.Glass business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 98th District, 1993-2003; died in office 2003.Presbyterian.Died, ofneckcancer, in St. Peter'sHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 9,2003 (age50 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Horatio Ely Havens (1871-1960) — also known asH. Ely Havens — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Laurelton, Brick,OceanCounty, N.J.,April21, 1871.Republican.Furnitureandchina business; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1916.DiedMarch25, 1960 (age88 years, 339days).Interment atHavensFamily Graveyard at First Baptist Church, Laurelton, Brick, N.J. | | Andrew Kessler Hay (1809-1881) — also known asAndrew K. Hay — of Winslow,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born near Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January19, 1809.Glass manufacturing business;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1849-51; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New Jersey,1872;president, Camden and AtlanticRailroad,1872-76.Died in Winslow,CamdenCounty, N.J.,February7, 1881 (age72 years, 19days).Interment atColestownCemetery, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, N.J.  | Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) — also known asAlanson B. Houghton — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October10, 1863.Republican. President, CorningGlass Works, 1910-18;vice-president, Ephraim CreekCoal andCoke Company; director, MetropolitanLifeInsurance Company; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1916;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S.Ambassador toGermany, 1922-25;Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1928.Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth,BristolCounty, Mass.,September15, 1941 (age77 years, 340days).Interment atHopeCemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y. | | Amory Houghton (1899-1981) — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1899.Republican. President (1930-41) and chairman (1941-61, 1964-71),CorningGlass Works; director, Metropolitan LifeInsuranceCompany, ErieRailroad,and National CityBank;national president, Boy Scouts of America, 1946-51; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952,1964,1968(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1957-61; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Episcopalian.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February21, 1981 (age81 years, 209days).Interment atHopeCemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y. | | Amory Houghton Jr. (1926-2020) — also known asAmo Houghton — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;president, CorningGlass Works, from 1961; chairman and CEO,1964-83; director, New YorkTelephoneCompany;U.S.Representative from New York, 1987-2003 (34th District 1987-93,31st District 1993-2003, 29th District 2003); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,2008.Episcopalian.Died in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,March 4,2020 (age93 years, 210days).Interment atHopeCemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y. | | Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. (b. 1906) — also known asArthur A. Houghton, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1906.Republican. Vice-president, CorningGlass Works, 1935-40;director, Delaware, Lackawanna and WesternRailroad;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1960.Episcopalian.Member,NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Council onForeign Relations;ModernLanguage Association.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: SonofArthurAmory Houghton and Mabel (Hollister) Houghton; married toElizabeth Douglas McCall. |
| | Frank J. Klumpp (b. 1867) — ofAlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in South Pittsburgh (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October5, 1867.Glass worker; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1899-1900,1909.Burial location unknown. | | Earl W. Merry (1897-1964) — of Dunkirk,JayCounty, Ind.Born in Indiana,March23, 1897.Republican.Bookkeeperfor aglass factory; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952.Died in October,1964(age67years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James E. Merry and Emma C. Merry; nephew by marriage ofLilaMerry. |
 | William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Born in Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,February25, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;glassworker;accountant;member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Moose;DeltaPhi;IzaakWalton League;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married,October28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Robert L. Reed Jr. (born c.1917) — also known asBob Reed — of Long Beach,HarrisonCounty, Miss.Born about 1917.Glass business;mayorof Long Beach, Miss., 1957.Catholic.Member,Lions;Knightsof Columbus.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Valentine Francis Remmel (1853-1929) — also known asValentine Remmel — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March10, 1853.Socialist.Glass worker;unionorganizer; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1900.Germanancestry.Died, fromlobarpneumonia, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 9,1929 (age76 years, 60days).Interment atSouthSide Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.  | Frederick H. Scanes Jr. (1906-1974) — also known asFred H. Scanes, Jr. — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Salem,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March10, 1906.Democrat.Flat glass worker;secretary-treasurerandpresident,Local 7, Glass Workers; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-56.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in August,1974(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick H. Scanes, Sr. and Delphis (Stephens) Scanes; married,August20, 1933, to Alta Riddle. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) — also known asHenry R. Schoolcraft — of Mackinac Island,MackinacCounty, Mich.Born in Guilderland,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1793.Glassmaker;geologist;U.S. Indian Agent, 1822-41;memberMichigan territorial council from Brown, Chippewa, Crawford andMichilimackinac counties, 1828-31.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1864 (age71 years, 257days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Lawrence Schoolcraft and Margaret Anna Barbara (Rowe) Schoolcraft;married,October12, 1823, to Jane Johnston; married,January12, 1847, to Mary Howard; uncle ofJohnLawrence Schoolcraft andRichardUpdike Sherman; granduncle ofJamesSchoolcraft Sherman (who marriedCarrieBabcock Sherman) andJamesTeller Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed ofPeterP. Schoolcraft. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | SchoolcraftCounty, Mich. is named for him. | | | | ThevillageofSchoolcraft,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry R. Schoolcraft (built 1943 atRichmond,California; wrecked and scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Elijah Sells (1814-1897) — ofScottCounty, Ill.; Sweetland,MuscatineCounty, Iowa; Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.; Palmyra,DouglasCounty, Kan.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born inFranklinCounty, Ohio,February5, 1814.Republican.Stoneware manufacturer;lumberbusiness;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,1844;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1856-63; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1870;secretaryof Utah Territory, 1889-93.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,March13, 1897 (age83 years, 36days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Sells and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells; married,March10, 1835, to Isabella Watt; married to Harriet Jacques Wetmore;father of Elijah Watt Sells. |
 | William H. Smart (1868-1963) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.; Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1868.Founder and president, KeystoneBottle Manufacturing Company;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1919-23.Member,Elks.Died, in the Elks National Homeretirementfacility, in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Va.,February17, 1963 (age94 years, 166days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Smart and Jane Smart; married1890 to AddieL. Hamilton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | | James Scollay Taft (b. 1844) — also known asJames S. Taft — of Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.Born in Nelson,CheshireCounty, N.H.,July 16,1844.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;pottery manufacturer; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1895;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1903;mayor ofKeene, N.H., 1903-05.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Asa Taft and Nancy (Burnap) Taft; married,January9, 1874, to Helen A. Ball. |
| | Thomas Waaland (1911-2007) — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Stavanger,Norway,May22, 1911.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;glass manufacturingexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1956(alternate),1968.Presbyterian.Member,Tau BetaPi;PhiGamma Delta.Died in2007(ageabout96 years).Interment atHopeCemetery, South Corning, N.Y. | | Joseph H. Walker — of Monrovia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Pottery manufacturer;mayorof Monrovia, Calif., 1954-56.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | William Edwin Wells Jr. (b. 1890) — also known asW. Edwin Wells — of Newell,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in East Liverpool,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,July 30,1890.Republican.Pottery manufacturer; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.Member,Freemasons;Elks;SigmaNu.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
| | Wallace Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) — also known asRalston Westlake — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August27, 1907.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;glass business;motelowner;mayorof Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in Mt. CarmelMedicalCenter, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December9, 1978 (age71 years, 104days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) — also known asFrederick N. Zihlman — of Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.Born in Carnegie,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October2, 1879.Republican.Glass blower;president,Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1910-17;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,1914, 1930;investigatedin 1924 by the U.S. House over anaccusationthat heaccepted abribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were notsubstantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); in December 1929, he,DanielR. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. SmithCompany, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,wereindictedon federalchargesof using the mails to commitfraud;most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissingerwere never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.Methodist.Swissancestry. Member,Moose.Died in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,April22, 1935 (age55 years, 202days).Interment atSt.John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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