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Bradford County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Bradford County

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards

CantonEast Canton Cemetery

Near SayreTioga Point Cemetery

TowandaOak Hill Cemetery

TowandaRiverside Cemetery

TroyUnknown location

TroyGlenwood Cemetery

West BurlingtonOld ChurchCemetery

WysoxBrick Church Cemetery

Private or familygraveyard
Bradford County, Pennsylvania

John Laporte (1798-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Asylum,BradfordCounty, Pa.,November4, 1798.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1828;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1833-37; statecourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1837.DiedAugust22, 1862 (age63 years, 291days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

East CantonCemetery
Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Louis Thomas McFadden (1876-1936) — also known asLouis T. McFadden — of Canton,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Granville Center,BradfordCounty, Pa.,July 25,1876.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-35 (14th District 1915-23,15th District 1923-35).Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October1, 1936 (age60 years, 68days).Interment at East Canton Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Tioga PointCemetery
Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) — also known asR. A. Packer — of Wysox,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,November18, 1842.Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh ValleyRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876,1880.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February20, 1883 (age40 years, 94days).Original interment at Tioga Point Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 atMauchChunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives: SonofAsaPacker and Sarah Minerva (Blakeslee) Packer; married to Emily V.Piollet; nephew by marriage ofJosefMarie Piollet; grandnephew ofDanielPacker; first cousin twice removed ofDanielBurrows; second cousin once removed ofLorenzoBurrows; second cousin thrice removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin twice removed ofLutherHotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,WilliamWaigstill Avery,JonathanR. Herrick,AlfredAvery Burnham andDorafWilmot Blakeslee.
		Political family:Packer-Burrowsfamily of Mystic, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The Robert Packer MemorialHospital(now Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital), inSayre,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.

Oak HillCemetery
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Ulysses Mercur (1818-1887) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1818.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1856;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1865-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1883-87; died inoffice 1887.DiedJune 6,1887 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) — also known asWilson D. Gillette — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born near Sheshequin,BradfordCounty, Pa.,July 1,1880.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1931-41;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,August7, 1951 (age71 years, 37days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

George Washington Kipp (1847-1911) — also known asGeorge W. Kipp — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Green Township,PikeCounty, Pa.,March28, 1847.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1907-09, 1911;died in office 1911.Died inCanada,July24, 1911 (age64 years, 118days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Edward Overton Jr. (1836-1903) — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,February4, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1877-81;bankpresident.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,September18, 1903 (age67 years, 226days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eliza Willing (Clymer) Overton andEdwardOverton; married1869 toColette Theresa Rossell; uncle ofJamesRieman Macfarlane; great-grandson ofThomasWilling andGeorgeClymer; second great-grandson ofCharlesWilling; second great-grandnephew ofEdwardShippen (1703-1781) andWilliamShippen; fourth great-grandson ofEdwardShippen (1639-1712); first cousin twice removed ofCharlesWilling Byrd; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardShippen (1729-1806); second cousin once removed ofJohnBrown Francis; third cousin once removed ofEdwardShippen (1823-1904) andFrancisFisher Kane; fourth cousin ofBerthaShippen Irving.
		Political family:Overtonfamily of Towanda, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
		Image source: Library ofCongress

James Hodge Codding (1849-1919) — also known asJames H. Codding — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Pike Township,BradfordCounty, Pa.,July 8,1849.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1895-99.Member,Freemasons.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1919 (age70 years, 66days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Joseph Powell (1828-1904) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1875-77.Died in1904(ageabout76 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mial Eben Lilley (1850-1915) — also known asMial E. Lilley — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Canton,BradfordCounty, Pa.,May 30,1850.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1905-07.DiedFebruary28, 1915 (age64 years, 274days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Elnathan O'Meara Goodrich (1824-1881) — also known asE. O'Meara Goodrich — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Columbia Township,BradfordCounty, Pa.,June 23,1824.Newspaperpublisher;BradfordCounty Prothonotary, 1860-66;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1869-81;died in office 1881.Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1881 (age56 years, 219days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof Achsah (Parsons) Goodrich and Elisha SheldonGoodrich.

RiversideCemetery
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

David Wilmot (1814-1868) — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Bethany,WayneCounty, Pa.,January20, 1814.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1845-51; authorof the Wilmot Proviso (1846), a proposal to ban slavery in territoryacquired in the war with Mexico; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1856(chair,PlatformCommittee;speaker),1860;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1857;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-63.Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,March16, 1868 (age54 years, 56days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

UnknownLocation
Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Elliot S. M. Hill (1820-1871) — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;mayorof Scranton, Pa., 1866-69.DiedSeptember29, 1871 (age50 years, 297days).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

GlenwoodCemetery
Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy (1868-1965) — also known asDaniel E. Pomeroy — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Troy,BradfordCounty, Pa.,May 13,1868.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1916,1920,1924,1940;member, Arrangements Committee,1936,1940;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1932-40;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1940.Died in Sea Island,GlynnCounty, Ga.,March25, 1965 (age96 years, 316days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Annie Amelia (Davison) Pomeroy and Newton Merrick Pomeroy; married1895 toFrances Morse; married1937 toTrevania Barlow Dallas; grandnephew ofEleazerPomeroy; fourth cousin ofGeorgeWashington Kingsbury andOrvilleSamuel Basford; fourth cousin once removed ofHermanArod Gager.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940)

E. Everitt Van Dyne (1861-1922) — of Troy,BradfordCounty, Pa.BornSeptember15, 1861.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.DiedJune 21,1922 (age60 years, 279days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Presumably namedfor:EdwardEverett

Old ChurchCemetery
West Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Samuel McKean (1787-1841) — of Burlington,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1787.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1823-29; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 11th District, 1829-30;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1829-33;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1833-39.Died in1841(ageabout54 years).Interment at Old Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: UncleofJamesBedell McKean.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Brick ChurchCemetery
Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Henry Wells Tracy (1807-1886) — of Standing Stone,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Ulster Township,BradfordCounty, Pa.,September24, 1807.Republican.Merchant;roadcontractor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1863-65;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1866.Died in Standing Stone,BradfordCounty, Pa.,April11, 1886 (age78 years, 199days).Interment at Brick Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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