Butler County
Pennsylvania
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Butler County
Pennsylvania
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Butler County
Index to Locations ButlerCemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
CalvaryCemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
NorthCemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
|  Joseph Baltzell Showalter (1851-1932) — also known asJoseph B. Showalter — of Chicora,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,February11, 1851.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 41st District, 1889-92;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1897-1903.DiedDecember3, 1932 (age81 years, 296days).Interment at North Cemetery.
| Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr. (1874-1956) — also known asThomas W. Phillips, Jr. — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1874.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1923-27;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1926, 1934.Died in1956(ageabout82 years).Interment at North Cemetery.
| John Gilmore (1780-1845) — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born inSomersetCounty, Pa.,February18, 1780.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1816;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1829-33;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1841-42.DiedMay 11,1845 (age65 years, 82days).Interment at North Cemetery.
| George Washington Fleeger (1839-1894) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Concord Township,ButlerCounty, Pa.,March13, 1839.Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1885-87.Died in Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.,June 25,1894 (age55 years, 104days).Interment at North Cemetery.
| John Haden Wilson (1867-1946) — also known asJohn H. Wilson — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August20, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1932,1940(alternate),1944;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1919-21;defeated, 1920; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1933-43.Died in Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.,January28, 1946 (age78 years, 161days).Interment at North Cemetery.
North ButlerCemetery Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
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