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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Kane</a> 1846 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#763.43.62">John Cadwalader</a> 1858-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#049.54.96">William Butler</a> 1879-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcpherson.html#058.73.60">John Bayard McPherson</a> 1899-1912 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holland.html#163.61.51">James B. Holland</a> 1904-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#864.07.99">J. Whitaker Thompson</a> 1912-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#656.32.16">Oliver Booth Dickinson</a> 1914-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#078.70.60">Charles Louis McKeehan</a> 1923-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wellstone-wenstrom.html#615.50.30">George A. Welsh</a> 1932-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#830.69.60">Albert Branson Maris</a> 1936-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#373.79.77">Harry E. Kalodner</a> 1938-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barc-barhite.html#009.14.85">Guy K. Bard</a> 1939-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#623.28.41">J. Cullen Ganey</a> 1940-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgrail-mcgreal.html#540.78.00">James P. McGranery</a> 1946-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#287.70.99">Thomas James Clary</a> 1949-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vandine-vanduzer.html#105.30.31">Francis L. Van Dusen</a> 1955-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#491.75.26">C. William Kraft, Jr.</a> 1955-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frederick-freels.html#841.63.11">Abraham L. Freedman</a> 1961-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lord.html#535.59.27">Joseph S. Lord III</a> 1961-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#996.10.43">Ralph C. Body</a> 1962-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#121.62.39">A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.</a> 1964-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#110.93.65">Thomas Ambrose Masterson</a> 1967-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#117.78.47">E. Mac Troutman</a> 1967-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#955.44.36">Edward Roy Becker</a> 1970-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#981.68.07">James H. Gorbey</a> 1970-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#319.13.34">Raymond J. Broderick</a> 1971-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#746.45.25">Clarence Charles Newcomer</a> 1971-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green2.html#627.35.80">Clifford Scott Green</a> 1971-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#060.64.25">Louis C. Bechtle</a> 1972-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#925.04.76">Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr.</a> 1974-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#222.73.49">Edward N. Cahn</a> 1974-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#060.34.54">Louis Heilprin Pollak</a> 1978-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shantz-sharon.html#303.12.28">Norma Levy Shapiro</a> 1978-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#495.96.20">Marvin Katz</a> 1983-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#592.64.57">Anthony Joseph Scirica</a> 1984-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludoricus-lunardi.html#577.85.37">Edmund V. Ludwig</a> 1985-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#106.02.17">Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen</a> 1987-2004 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duane-dudkin.html#597.96.52">Jan Ely DuBois</a> 1988-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#217.55.22">Herbert J. Hutton</a> 1988-2003 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walcott-waldren.html#263.56.85">Jay Carl Waldman</a> 1988-2003 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckrop-buel.html#573.95.00">Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter</a> 1990-2003 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barsham-bartless.html#960.45.49">Harvey Bartle III</a> 1991- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalzell-damrow.html#613.68.30">Stewart R. Dalzell</a> 1991-2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#818.82.59">Anita Blumstein Brody</a> 1992- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclaughlin-mclay.html#493.20.48">Mary A. McLaughlin</a> 2000-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#171.63.50">Berle M. Schiller</a> 2000-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#066.50.72">R. Barclay Surrick</a> 2000-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#017.53.82">Legrome D. Davis</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sauner-sawtelle.html#619.55.47">Timothy J. Savage</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#809.23.17">James Knoll Gardner</a> 2002-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#766.55.31">Lawrence F. Stengel</a> 2004- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dey-dichman.html#505.92.91">Paul Steven Diamond</a> 2004- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanbury-sander.html#218.67.33">Juan Ramon Sanchez</a> 2004- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/golan-goldis.html#335.62.66">Thomas M. Golden</a> 2006-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sloane-slusarev.html#332.53.64">Joel Harvey Slomsky</a> 2008- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#149.55.89">Jeffrey L. Schmehl</a> 2013- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#973.54.11">Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr.</a> 2014- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#630.94.04">Edward George Smith</a> 2014- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#745.69.03">Wendy Beetlestone</a> 2014- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1846 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#692.49.84">Archibald Randall</a>, died in office. <li> 1879 Jan 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#763.43.62">John Cadwalader</a>, died in office. <li> 1899 Jan 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#049.54.96">William Butler</a>, retired. <li> 1914 Apr 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holland.html#163.61.51">James B. Holland</a>, died in office. <li> 1925 Mar 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#078.70.60">Charles Louis McKeehan</a>, died in office. <li> 1939 Sep 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#656.32.16">Oliver Booth Dickinson</a>, died in office. <li> 1952 May 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgrail-mcgreal.html#540.78.00">James P. McGranery</a>, resigned. <li> 1952 Jul 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barc-barhite.html#009.14.85">Guy K. Bard</a>, resigned. <li> 1969 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#287.70.99">Thomas James Clary</a>, took senior status. <li> 1970 Nov 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#491.75.26">C. William Kraft, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1972 May 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#996.10.43">Ralph C. Body</a>, took senior status. <li> 1973 Nov 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#110.93.65">Thomas Ambrose Masterson</a>, resigned. <li> 1977 Oct 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#981.68.07">James H. Gorbey</a>, died in office. <li> 1982 Sep 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#117.78.47">E. Mac Troutman</a>, took senior status. <li> 1984 Jul 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#319.13.34">Raymond J. Broderick</a>, took senior status. <li> 1988 Jan 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#746.45.25">Clarence Charles Newcomer</a>, took senior status. <li> 1988 Apr 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green2.html#627.35.80">Clifford Scott Green</a>, took senior status. <li> 1990 Feb 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#925.04.76">Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1991 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#060.34.54">Louis Heilprin Pollak</a>, took senior status. <li> 1993 Apr 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#060.64.25">Louis C. Bechtle</a>, took senior status. <li> 1997 May 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludoricus-lunardi.html#577.85.37">Edmund V. Ludwig</a>, took senior status. <li> 1997 Aug 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#495.96.20">Marvin Katz</a>, took senior status. <li> 1998 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#222.73.49">Edward N. Cahn</a>, retired; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shantz-sharon.html#303.12.28">Norma Levy Shapiro</a>, took senior status. <li> 2002 Apr 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duane-dudkin.html#597.96.52">Jan Ely DuBois</a>, took senior status. <li> 2003 May 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walcott-waldren.html#263.56.85">Jay Carl Waldman</a>, died in office. <li> 2003 Sep 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#217.55.22">Herbert J. Hutton</a>, took senior status. <li> 2003 Dec 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckrop-buel.html#573.95.00">Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter</a>, took senior status. <li> 2010 Jul 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/golan-goldis.html#335.62.66">Thomas M. Golden</a>, died in office. <li> 2011 Feb 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#066.50.72">R. Barclay Surrick</a>, took senior status. <li> 2012 Jun 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#171.63.50">Berle M. Schiller</a>, took senior status. <li> 2013 Oct 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalzell-damrow.html#613.68.30">Stewart R. Dalzell</a>, took senior status. <li> 2013 Nov 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclaughlin-mclay.html#493.20.48">Mary A. McLaughlin</a>, took senior status. <li> 2017 Apr 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#809.23.17">James Knoll Gardner</a>, took senior status. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1901-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/appling-archambault.html#048.93.39">Robert W. Archbald</a> 1901-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#001.62.10">Albert W. Johnson</a> 1925- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson1.html#734.41.08">Albert Leisenring Watson</a> 1929-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy5.html#498.54.06">John W. Murphy</a> 1946-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepperd-sherlock.html#409.61.56">Michael H. Sheridan</a> 1961-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herman.html#335.56.84">Robert Dixon Herman</a> 1969-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#960.96.97">Malcolm Muir</a> 1970-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comte-conditt.html#713.01.77">Richard Paul Conaboy</a> 1979-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramacitti-rampton.html#741.39.99">Sylvia H. Rambo</a> 1979-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#758.56.85">William W. Caldwell</a> 1982-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclure.html#523.56.76">James Focht McClure, Jr.</a> 1990-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#051.14.10">A. Richard Caputo</a> 1997-2009 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#433.15.09">James Martin Munley</a> 1998-2009 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conner.html#747.77.41">Christopher C. Conner</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#552.84.78">John E. Jones</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#117.83.25">Robert David Mariani</a> 2011- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mannix-mansell.html#705.65.12">Malachy Edward Mannion</a> 2012- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1955 May 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson1.html#734.41.08">Albert Leisenring Watson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1962 Mar 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy5.html#498.54.06">John W. Murphy</a>, died in office. <li> 1976 Aug 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepperd-sherlock.html#409.61.56">Michael H. Sheridan</a>, died in office. <li> 1981 Sep 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herman.html#335.56.84">Robert Dixon Herman</a>, took senior status. <li> 1984 Aug 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#960.96.97">Malcolm Muir</a>, took senior status. <li> 1992 Sep 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comte-conditt.html#713.01.77">Richard Paul Conaboy</a>, took senior status. <li> 1994 May 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#758.56.85">William W. Caldwell</a>, took senior status. <li> 2001 Apr 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclure.html#523.56.76">James Focht McClure, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 2001 Apr 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramacitti-rampton.html#741.39.99">Sylvia H. Rambo</a>, took senior status. <li> 2009 Jan 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#433.15.09">James Martin Munley</a>, took senior status. <li> 2009 Mar 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#051.14.10">A. Richard Caputo</a>, took senior status. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1818-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#150.37.08">Jonathan Hoge Walker</a> 1818-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkins.html#494.23.38">William Wilkins</a> 1824-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irwin.html#681.48.58">Thomas Irwin</a> 1831-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccallen-mccarter.html#732.42.35">Wilson McCandless</a> 1859-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#796.32.02">Winthrop W. Ketchum</a> 1876-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#152.60.14">Marcus W. Acheson</a> 1880-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#307.44.93">James H. Reed</a> 1891-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buenemeyer-bufford.html#342.86.32">Joseph Buffington</a> 1892-1906 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#108.35.49">Nathaniel Ewing</a> 1906-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#200.70.96">Charles Prentiss Orr</a> 1909-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomson.html#314.20.25">W. H. Seward Thomson</a> 1914-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#634.15.67">Frederic Palen Schoonmaker</a> 1922-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#659.92.01">Nelson McVicar</a> 1928-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#734.13.55">Owen McIntosh Burns</a> 1949-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marsh-marshal.html#674.04.80">Rabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr.</a> 1950-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart9.html#607.85.57">William Alvah Stewart</a> 1951-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#994.94.69">Joseph Putnam Willson</a> 1953-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#953.63.99">John Lester Miller</a> 1954-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#704.13.37">John W. McIlvaine</a> 1955-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#726.98.36">Herbert P. Sorg</a> 1955-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dukes-dunblazier.html#975.74.43">Edward Dumbauld</a> 1961-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberg.html#525.37.33">Louis Rosenberg</a> 1961-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webe-webney.html#378.10.37">Gerald Joseph Weber</a> 1964-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#449.67.42">Hubert Teitelbaum</a> 1970- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#411.30.76">Joseph Francis Weis, Jr.</a> 1970-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#301.42.86">Barron Patterson McCune</a> 1970-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#948.30.77">Ralph Francis Scalera</a> 1971-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#919.43.02">Daniel John Snyder, Jr.</a> 1973-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#217.94.71">Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr.</a> 1976-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#232.96.50">Paul A. Simmons</a> 1978-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#622.59.36">Alan Neil Bloch</a> 1979-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manshel-mapp.html#650.14.95">Carol Los Mansmann</a> 1982-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#242.28.90">Glenn Everell Mencer</a> 1982-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/standiford-stanislaus.html#849.33.70">William Lloyd Standish</a> 1987-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#393.66.39">D. Brooks Smith</a> 1988-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee2.html#576.57.78">Donald John Lee</a> 1990-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#105.97.89">Donetta W. Ambrose</a> 1993- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lancaster.html#756.97.26">Gary L. Lancaster</a> 1993-2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclaughlin-mclay.html#823.68.91">Sean J. McLaughlin</a> 1994-2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#407.76.50">Joy Flowers Conti</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#639.25.92">David S. Cercone</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#388.30.67">Terrence F. McVerry</a> 2002-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwab-schwaner.html#797.98.93">Arthur J. Schwab</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#434.02.52">Thomas Michael Hardiman</a> 2003-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#569.17.48">Cathy Bissoon</a> 2011- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1824 Mar 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#150.37.08">Jonathan Hoge Walker</a>, died in office. <li> 1831 Apr 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkins.html#494.23.38">William Wilkins</a>, resigned. <li> 1859 Jan 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irwin.html#681.48.58">Thomas Irwin</a>, resigned. <li> 1876 Jul 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccallen-mccarter.html#732.42.35">Wilson McCandless</a>, retired. <li> 1879 Dec 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#796.32.02">Winthrop W. Ketchum</a>, died in office. <li> 1892 Jan 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#307.44.93">James H. Reed</a>, resigned. <li> 1908 Jan 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#108.35.49">Nathaniel Ewing</a>, resigned. <li> 1922 May 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#200.70.96">Charles Prentiss Orr</a>, died in office. <li> 1928 Feb 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomson.html#314.20.25">W. H. Seward Thomson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1945 Sep 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#634.15.67">Frederic Palen Schoonmaker</a>, died in office. <li> 1951 Feb 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#659.92.01">Nelson McVicar</a>, took senior status. <li> 1952 Oct 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#734.13.55">Owen McIntosh Burns</a>, died in office. <li> 1953 Apr 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart9.html#607.85.57">William Alvah Stewart</a>, died in office. <li> 1963 Jul 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#704.13.37">John W. McIlvaine</a>, died in office. <li> 1968 Oct 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#994.94.69">Joseph Putnam Willson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1971 Oct 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#953.63.99">John Lester Miller</a>, took senior status. <li> 1976 Jan 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberg.html#525.37.33">Louis Rosenberg</a>, took senior status. <li> 1976 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#948.30.77">Ralph Francis Scalera</a>, resigned. <li> 1976 Dec 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#726.98.36">Herbert P. Sorg</a>, took senior status. <li> 1976 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dukes-dunblazier.html#975.74.43">Edward Dumbauld</a>, took senior status. <li> 1977 Jan 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marsh-marshal.html#674.04.80">Rabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1980 May 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#919.43.02">Daniel John Snyder, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1985 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#301.42.86">Barron Patterson McCune</a>, took senior status. <li> 1988 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webe-webney.html#378.10.37">Gerald Joseph Weber</a>, took senior status. <li> 1990 Jun 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#232.96.50">Paul A. Simmons</a>, took senior status. <li> 1994 Apr 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#242.28.90">Glenn Everell Mencer</a>, took senior status. <li> 1994 Nov 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#217.94.71">Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1997 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#622.59.36">Alan Neil Bloch</a>, resigned. <li> 2000 Apr 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee2.html#576.57.78">Donald John Lee</a>, took senior status. <li> 2002 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/standiford-stanislaus.html#849.33.70">William Lloyd Standish</a>, took senior status. <li> 2013 Apr 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lancaster.html#756.97.26">Gary L. Lancaster</a>, died in office. <li> 2013 Aug 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclaughlin-mclay.html#823.68.91">Sean J. 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