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Anna C. Verna (1931–2021), Philadelphia City Council member and president; Charles A. Waters (1892–1972), Pennsylvania Auditor General, State Treasurer, and president judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas; R. Seth Williams (born 1967), Philadelphia district attorney; Fernando Wood (1812–1881), Mayor of New York
Henrietta Duterte (née Bowers; July 1817 – December 23, 1903) [1] was an African-American funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first American woman to own a mortuary , and her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad .
Eden Cemetery World War I Pennsylvania Colored Soldier Memorial in Eden Cemetery. Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.It was established June 20, 1902, and is the oldest existing black owned cemetery in the United States. [2]
The Red Rose Girls were a group of female artists from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active in the early 1900s. The work of the three working artists in the group, Violet Oakley , Jessie Willcox Smith , and Elizabeth Shippen Green , was supported by Henrietta Cozens, who took on the responsibility of managing their communal household.
Roman Gabriel, 83, American Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (The Undefeated). [544] Pablo García Manzano, 91, Spanish judge and lawyer, magistrate of the Supreme Court (1978–1996) and Constitutional Court (1996–2004). [545] Robert Kane, 85, American philosopher. [546]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
In November 1916, Patch married Minerva M. King of Alfred, Texas, a granddaughter of Richard King and Henrietta King. [39] They were married until his death and were the parents of three sons, Army officers William A. Patch (Major General) and Richard King Patch (Captain), and artist Joseph D. Patch Jr (Corporal, United States Marine Corps ...
Frank Rizzo Jr. - member of Philadelphia City Council; Paul F. Tompkins '86 - American comedian, actor and writer; Chris Conlin - All-American football player at the Pennsylvania State University, NFL player with the Miami Dolphins; Cindy Griffin '87 - women's head basketball coach at St. Joseph's University