Philadelphia's Ex-Mayor
Brief death notice for a former Philadelphia mayor and congressman, felled by influenza — a small footnote to a once-prominent political career.
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San Antonio Daily Light · March 22, 1895 · Page 1
1 min readPhiladelphia, March 22.
Ex-mayor and ex-Congressman Richard Vaux died in his home in this city at 4 o'clock this morning from a severe attack of la grippe. He was aged 78 years.
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