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Carbon County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Carbon County

Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • Jim ThorpeCity Cemetery
  • Jim ThorpeEvergreen Cemetery
  • Jim ThorpeMauch Chunk Cemetery
  • LehightonLehighton Cemetery
  • PalmertonUnknown location
  • Summit HillSt. Joseph's Cemetery


    Private or familygraveyard
    Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    Robert Douglas Heaton (1873-1933) — also known asRobert D. Heaton — of Ashland,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Ravenrun,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 1,1873.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1915-19;defeated, 1910; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1919-32.Died in Ashland,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,June 11,1933 (age59 years, 345days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


  • CityCemetery
    Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    William Lilly (1821-1893) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1821.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1850;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1893; died in office1893.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,December1, 1893 (age72 years, 181days).Interment at City Cemetery.
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     Robert Klotz (1819-1895) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born inCarbonCounty, Pa.,October27, 1819.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1848;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1879-83.DiedMay 1,1895 (age75 years, 186days).Interment at City Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Leisenring (1853-1901) — of Upper Lehigh,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Ashton (now Lansford),CarbonCounty, Pa.,June 3,1853.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1894;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1895-97; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1896,1900.DiedJanuary19, 1901 (age47 years, 230days).Interment at City Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    EvergreenCemetery
    Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    Laird Howard Barber (1848-1928) — also known asLaird H. Barber — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Mifflinburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,October25, 1848.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1899-1901.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,February16, 1928 (age79 years, 114days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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     James Monroe Driesbach (1847-1922) — also known asJ. Monroe Driesbach — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Lockport,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,January4, 1847.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896,1900.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,August15, 1922 (age75 years, 223days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:JamesMonroe
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Mauch ChunkCemetery
    Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Asa Packer (1805-1879) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Mystic, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December20, 1805.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1842-43; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1843-48;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1853-57; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1864;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1868;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1869.Episcopalian.Founder, Lehigh ValleyRailroad;founder,in 1865, of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. By some accounts, hehad the largest fortune in Pennsylvania at the time.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 17,1879 (age73 years, 148days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elisha Packer and Desiree (Packer) Packer; married,January23, 1828, to Sarah Minerva Blakeslee; father ofRobertAsa Packer; nephew ofDanielPacker; first cousin once removed ofDanielBurrows; second cousin ofLorenzoBurrows; second cousin twice removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanR. Herrick andAlfredAvery Burnham; third cousin thrice removed ofD-CadyHerrick,HermanArod Gager andWalterRichmond Herrick; fourth cousin ofJabezWilliams Huntington andWilliamWaigstill Avery; fourth cousin once removed ofEnochC. Chapman,HenryBrewster Stanton,EdwinBarber Morgan,ChristopherMorgan andEdwinDenison Morgan.
     Political family:Packer-Burrowsfamily of Mystic, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Milo Melankthon Dimmick (1811-1872) — also known asMilo M. Dimmick — of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.Born in Milford, Wayne County (nowPikeCounty), Pa.,October30, 1811.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1849-53.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,November22, 1872 (age61 years, 23days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofWilliamHarrison Dimmick.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Charles Albright (1830-1880) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,December13, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1872;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1873-75.Died, of "paralysis" (probablystroke),in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,September28, 1880 (age49 years, 290days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     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 atTiogaPoint Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in1884 at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
     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.
     Albert Gallatin Brodhead Jr. (1815-1891) — also known asAlbert G. Brodhead, Jr. — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.BornAugust13, 1815.Democrat.Railroadsuperintendent;banker;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1870-72 (10th District 1870-71, 13th District1872); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee).DiedJanuary18, 1891 (age75 years, 158days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AlbertGallatin
     Relatives: Son of Garret Brodhead andCornelia (Dingman) Brodhead; married,July 3,1838, to Sally Ann Tolan; nephew ofRichardBrodhead.
     Political family:Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     James Irwin Blakslee (1835-1921) — also known asJames I. Blakslee — of Lehighton,CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in1835.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912,1920.DiedApril 1,1921 (ageabout 85years).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.

    LehightonCemetery
    Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    Andrew Jackson Balliet (1863-1960) — also known asAndrew J. Balliet — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inCarbonCounty, Pa.,January8, 1863.Lawyer;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inSeattle,Wash., 1903-07.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,March27, 1960 (age97 years, 79days).Interment at Lehighton Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
     Relatives: Son of Nathan Balliet andSarah (Meinhard) Balliet; brother ofThomasMeinhard Balliet; second cousin once removed ofStephenDavid Balliet.
     Political family:Ballietfamily of Wisconsin.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor; dean, School of Education, New York University,1904-19; Law Preservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph at Lehighton Cemetery.

     Relatives: Sonof Nathan Balliet and Sarah (Meinhard) Balliet; brother ofAndrewJackson Balliet; married,August2, 1898, to Elizabeth O. Stearns; second cousin once removed ofStephenDavid Balliet.
     Political family:Ballietfamily of Wisconsin.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocation
    Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    Albert Prutzman — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1940.Interment somewhere.
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    St. Joseph'sCemetery
    Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
    James Hilary Gildea (1890-1988) — also known asJames H. Gildea — of Pennsylvania. Born in Coaldale,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,October21, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1935-39;defeated, 1940; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1956.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 5,1988 (age97 years, 228days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


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