Husband Ira McJunkin 1 2 3
Born: 13 Feb 1860 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1 3
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Died: 1935
Buried: - North Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA 4
Father: James T. McJunkin (1820-1885) 3 5 6
Mother: Martha Rose (1824-1896) 3 7
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General Notes: Husband - Ira McJunkin
He received a common school education, and subsequently attended Witherspoon Institute, and at the age of seventeen he was appointed, by Col. John M. Thompson, to the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland, from which he graduated in 1881. He then spent two years on the Asiatic Station in the United States serv-ice, and after his return stood a final examination, and by an act of Congress received an honorable discharge in 1883. In the fall of that year he commenced the study of law with Judge McJunkin, and was admitted to the bar April 10, 1886, after which time he was engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1892 he was elected district attorney of Butler county. He also held the office of school director for three years. He was a Republican in politics, and took an active interest in the success of the measures and principles of his party. Mr. McJunkin was a member of the Masonic order, also of the I. O. O. F., and was captain of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment National Guard. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, and both as a lawyer and citizen stood well in the community.
Prior to his seventeenth year, Mr. McJunkin attended the public schools of Butler and Witherspoon Institute, and then entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, securing this generally coveted appointment through Col. John M. Thompson. Mr. McJunkin was graduated from that institution in 1881, after which he spent two years in the service of the United States, attached to the Asiatic Station. After his return, desiring to follow other than a maritime life, he was honorably discharged in 1883. In the fall of the same year he entered upon the study of law in the office of Judge McJunkin, and on April 10, 1886, he was admitted to the bar. His ability in his chosen profession was soon recognized, and in 1892 he was elected district attorney of Butler County. In the meanwhile, he had become active in politics, and in 1906 he was first elected a member of the State Legislature of Pennsylvania. His attitude on public questions and his usefulness to his own section, his loyalty to party and fidelity to principle, all contributed to his continued popularity and in 1908 he was renominated to the Legislature and again reelected.
Mr. McJunkin had long been identified with the Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guards, and his military record in connection with the same is as follows: In May, 1898, was mustered into the United States service at Mt. Gretna as captain of Company E, Fifteenth Regi-ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was mustered out at Athens, Georgia, February 1, 1899; was appointed captain and adjutant on the staff of Col. W. T. Mechling, Fifteenth Regiment Pennsylvania National Guards in 1900, served in the Homestead riots and was placed on the retired list by General Order No. 28, 1900. He entered the State service with the rank of first lieutenant and was subsequently elected and reelected captain.
Mr. McJunkin belongs to the Masons and the Odd Fellows. He was reared by a careful mother in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. [TCHBC, 617]
He was born at Butler, where he attended the public and high schools, and he afterwards graduated at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, with the class of 1881. After graduation he went to sea for two years, and receiving his honorable discharge from the United States Naval Service, he returned to Butler, where he studied law in the office of McJunkin & Galbreath. He was admitted to the bar in April, 1887, and has since practiced law in his own name. He also became a member of the real estate and insurance firm of L. S. McJunkin & Company in 1904. The original name of the firm was J. T. McJunkin, and with the partnership accession of Loyal Swift McJunkin, the name was changed to J. T. McJunkin & Son. Upon the death of James T. McJunkin, Loyal S. McJunkin carried the business along in his own name until 1904, when, in partnership with Ira McJunkin, the name of the concern was established as at present. Mr. McJunkin is president of the Merchants' National Bank, of Butler; and he was one of the first men to aid in the establishment of the Farm Bureau in this County, and he was its first president.
A Republican in politics, Mr. McJunkin has held office to the complete satisfaction of his constituency. He was district attorney from 1893 to 1896, in succession to A. E. Reiber; and he was sent to the State Legislature as Representative from Butler County in 1907, 1909, and 1911. He was a member of the first City Council of Butler, and he served twelve years as a member of the School Board. He was a member of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, first as first lieutenant and then as captain, from 1889 to 1900, and he was in charge of a company of men at the Homestead Strike riots. In 1898 he was at the head of a company in the Spanish-American War; and during the World War, although he offered his services to the United States Government for Young Men's Christian Association work, he was not accepted on account of his age. He did considerable "four-minute" speaking for the service at this time, and he received the Government certificate therefor. Mr. McJunkin's fraternal affiliations are with the Blue Lodge, No. 272, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is Past Master; and he has served as delegate to various State conventions of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a member of the board of directors of the Butler Chamber of Commerce; and was one of the founders and was first secretary of the Local Young Men's Christian Association. He was a member of the board of trustees and sessions of the Second Presbyterian Church. [PAH, 160]