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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners. The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created by J. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction". Notable burials * Stan Baumgartner (1894–1955), Major League Baseball pitcher * Henry Burk (1850–1903), U.S. Congressman * James J. Connolly (1881–1952), U.S. Congressman * Michael Crescenz (1949–1968), Medal of Honor recipient, reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery * Clare G. Fenerty (1895–1952), U.S. Congressman * William J. Green Jr. (1910–1963), U.S. Congressman * Bill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. Mack holds records for the most wins (3,731), losses (3,948), ties (76), and games managed (7,755) in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. His victory total is 847 more than the second-highest: Tony La Russa's 2,884 wins. Mack's lead in career losses is even greater, with 1,449 more than La Russa's 2,499. Mack also has 17 more ties than the next-closest manager, Clark Griffith, who has 59. Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for its first 50 seasons of play, starting in 1901; was at least part-owner from 1901 to 1954; and retired after the 1950 season at age 87. He was the first American League manager to lead a team to 100 wins, doing so in 1910, 1911, 1929, 1930, and 1931; his five 100-win seasons are second-most in MLB history, with only two other managers surpassing him. He was the first manager to win th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hallman (second Baseman)
William Wilson Hallman (March 31, 1867 – September 11, 1920) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman from to . He played for six teams during his 14-year career, including one stint as a player-manager for the St. Louis Browns. Career After spending two years with the Philadelphia Quakers, Hallman attempted to jump to the Philadelphia Athletics of the Players' League. When the Quakers sought a legal injunction against the move, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas refused to enforce Hallman's contract with the Quakers. The court pointed out that the contract was so one-sided (allowing the team to dispense with Hallman for virtually any reason) that it was unenforceable. Although he was primarily a second baseman, he did eventually play every position on the diamond, including one game as a pitcher in . In 1897, Hallman was a player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. Hallman was 13-46 as a manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Meehan
Austin Andrew Meehan, Sr., (August 29, 1897 – October 5, 1961) was a Republican politician in Philadelphia who served as county sheriff. Before entering politics, Meehan ran his family's paving business and was known as a local basketball star. Beginning as an insurgent within the city's Republican Party, he soon won the favor of party bosses and climbed the ranks of Philadelphia's Republican organization. Meehan served two terms as county sheriff from 1944 to 1952 and was recognized as the unofficial head of the Republican Party in Philadelphia in the 1950s. He remained an influential party member until his death in 1961. He was the father of Billy Meehan. Early life Meehan was born in 1897 in Philadelphia, the son of John Meehan and Anna Waldron Meehan. Meehan's parents were Irish immigrants, and he grew up in North Philadelphia's 37th ward. In 1917, he married Jane McNulty, with whom he would later have four sons and four daughters. From the age of 14, Meehan worked for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal Of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, United States Marine Corps, marines, United States Air Force, airmen, United States Space Force, guardians, and United States Coast Guard, coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the president of the United States (the commander in chief of the armed forces) and is presented "in the name of the United States Congress." It is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor, though the official name of the award is simply "Medal of Honor." There are three distinct variants of the medal: one for the United States Department of the Army, Department of the Army, awarded to soldiers; one for branches of the United States Department of the Navy, Department of the Navy, awarded to sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McAleer
William McAleer (January 6, 1838April 19, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1901. Early life and education McAleer was born in County Tyrone on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of the U.K.). He emigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1851. He attended public and private schools. Career In 1861 he became a partner with his father and brothers in the firm of John McAleer & Sons, flour merchants. He was elected in 1870 to the Common Council, the lower house of the city council at the time. He was not renominated to a second term, but was appointed to the Board of Guardians of the Poor in 1873, and served as its vice president and later president. He was also member of the commercial exchange and served successively as its director, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Maharg
The Detroit Tigers replacement players represented the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in a May 18, 1912 game against the Philadelphia Athletics. On May 15, 1912, after a game against the New York Yankees in New York, Tigers star Ty Cobb was taunted by a fan named Claude Lueker. According to several accounts, Lueker triggered Cobb's anger by calling him "a half nigger". According to another version, Lueker also yelled at Cobb, "your sisters screw niggers" and "your mother is a whore." Cobb leapt into the stands where he assaulted Lueker. Lueker was unable to defend himself, having lost one hand and three fingers from the other hand in an industrial accident. When fans yelled at Cobb that the man had no hands, Cobb shouted back, "I don't care if he has no feet!" American League president Ban Johnson responded by suspending Cobb indefinitely. Cobb's teammates voted to strike, declaring that they would not take the field until Cobb was reinstated. It was the first st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Washington Logue
James Washington Logue (February 22, 1863 – August 27, 1925) was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1913 to 1915. Biography J. Washington Logue was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia. Congress In 1912, Logue was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress. Later career He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 1918. He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, and was a member of the speakers’ bureau of the Council of National Defense during World War I. He served as secretary of the board of inspectors of the Eastern Penitentiary in 1923. Death and burial He died in Philadelphia on August 27, 1925, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James R
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television Adventure Time (season 5)#ep42, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Lederer
Raymond Francis Lederer (May 19, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scandal. Early life Lederer was born in Philadelphia on May 19, 1938, where he attended the local Catholic schools, graduating from Roman Catholic High School for Boys in 1956. He attended Saint Joseph's College of Philadelphia (now Saint Joseph's University) from 1960 to 1965, the Community College of Philadelphia from 1967 to 1969 and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, in 1972. He worked as an assistant engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in 1957. He was a probation officer and later served as director of the Philadelphia Probation Department, during the period from 1967 to 1974. Lederer was a board member of the Pennsylvania Committee on Probation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Kilroy
Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy (June21, 1866March2, 1940) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. During his rookie season in 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB single-season record. Early life Kilroy was born in Philadelphia in 1866. He was one of 13 children of Mary Ann and Patrick Kilroy.Faber, Charles F"Matt Kilroy" sabr.org. Retrieved October 30, 2016. He started his professional baseball career with the Southern League (1885–99), Southern League's Augusta Tigers, Augusta Browns in 1885. That season, he pitched 447 innings and had a Win–loss record (pitching), win–loss record of 29–22 with a 0.97 earned run average and 363 strikeouts. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016. R ...
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Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several significant Hollywood films in the early to mid-1950s. She received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, and was ranked 13th on the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars list. Kelly was born into a prominent Catholic family in Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, she began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and television broadcasts. Kelly made her film debut in '' Fourteen Hours'' (1951) and gained stardom from her roles in Fred Zinnemann's western film ''High Noon'' (1952), and John Ford's adventure-romance ''Mogambo'' (1953), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
