Index to Locations AstonMt. Hope CemeteryChadds FordLafayette CemeteryChesterUnknown locationChesterChester Rural CemeteryChesterOld St. Paul's CemeteryChesterSt. Paul's ChurchyardNear ChesterFriends CemeteryCollingdaleEden CemeteryDrexel HillArlington CemeteryHaverfordOld Haverford Meeting HouseCemeteryHavertownSt. Denis CemeteryLimaMiddletown Friends MeetingCemeteryMediaUnknown locationMediaMedia CemeteryNear MediaMiddletown PresbyterianCemeteryMiddletown TownshipFriendsCemeteryRadnorOld St. David's ChurchCemeteryRidley TownshipLeiper PresbyterianChurch CemeterySharon HillMount Lawn CemeteryThorntonEdgewood Memorial ParkUpper DarbySouthwestern FriendsBurial GroundUpper Darby TownshipFernwoodCemeteryRose Valley, WallingfordUnion UnitedMethodist Church CemeteryYeadonHoly Cross Cemetery
Mt. HopeCemetery
884 Concord Road
Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Oliver Booth Dickinson (1857-1939) — also known asOliver B. Dickinson — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,September25, 1857.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1892;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1914-39;died in office 1939.Died, from akidneyailment, in ahospitalat Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September16, 1939 (age81 years, 356days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | George David Ormsby (1916-2013) — also known asGeorge Ormsby — of Aston,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inDelawareCounty, Pa.,November24, 1916.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;airconditioning business;buildinginspector; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988, 1992.Presbyterian.Member,GoodTemplars.Died in Aston,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 20,2013 (age96 years, 177days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Joseph Larkin Eyre (1905-1976) — also known asJoseph L. Eyre;Joe Eyre;"Mr.Republican" —of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,April24, 1905.Republican.Mayorof Chester, Pa., 1956-63.Died in Sacred HeartHospital,Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,December28, 1976 (age71 years, 248days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
LafayetteCemetery
Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Weldon Brinton Heyburn (1852-1912) — also known asWeldon B. Heyburn — of Wallace,ShoshoneCounty, Idaho.Born in Chadds Ford Township,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 23,1852.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho Territory,1888;delegateto Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Idaho,1892,1900,1904;candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1898;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1903-12; died in office 1912; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1904.Died inWashington,D.C.,October17, 1912 (age60 years, 147days).Interment at Lafayette Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Chester RuralCemetery
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) — also known asWilliam C. Sproul — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Octoraro,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September16, 1870.Republican.Farmer;manufacturer;journalist;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920,1924;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1920.Quaker. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaXi;PhiKappa Psi;Grange;Freemasons;Elks;UnionLeague;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.DiedMarch21, 1928 (age57 years, 187days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;married,January21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. | | | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The SproulStateForest, inClintonCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography |
| | Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) — Born inWashington,D.C.,February4, 1822.Surveyor;explorer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; led the experiment touse camels in the U.S. Army; during the Mexican War, made six tripsbetween Washington, D.C. and the Pacific coast, relaying militaryinformation; thought to be the courier who brought news to Washingtonof the discovery of gold in California; Superintendent of IndianAffairs for California and Nevada, 1853-56; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1876-77.Died inWashington,D.C.,April22, 1893 (age71 years, 77days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery. | | Samuel Edwards (1785-1850) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester Township,DelawareCounty, Pa.,March12, 1785.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814-16;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1819-27 (1st District 1819-21,2nd District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-27).Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,November21, 1850 (age65 years, 254days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery. | | Edward Darlington (1795-1884) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,September17, 1795.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1833-39; delegateto Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839.Died in Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.,November21, 1884 (age89 years, 65days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery. | | William Ward (1837-1895) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January1, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1872;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1877-83.Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February27, 1895 (age58 years, 57days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery. | | John Larkin Jr. (1804-1896) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Concord Township,DelawareCounty, Pa.,October3, 1804.Merchant;rivertransportation business;DelawareCounty Sheriff, 1840; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1845-46;real estatedeveloper;mayorof Chester, Pa., 1866-72;banker.One of the founders of Chester Rural Cemetery. Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 22,1896 (age91 years, 293days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Martha (Thomas) Larkin and John Larkin; married,January25, 1827, to Charlotte Johnson Morton; married,October23, 1849, to Mary A. Boggs; ancestor *** ofJosephLarkin Eyre. | | | | Political family:Eyrefamily of Chester, Pennsylvania. | | | | LarkinSchool(built 1894, demolished 1988), inChester,Pennsylvania, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John J. McClure (1886-1965) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September24, 1886.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932.DiedMarch28, 1965 (age78 years, 185days).Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery.
Old St. Paul'sCemetery
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Anderson (1762-1829) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inAccomackCounty, Va., December,1762.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;postmaster atChester,Pa., 1797-98;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-15, 1817-19 (1st District1809-13, 2nd District 1813-15, 1st District 1817-19); county judge inPennsylvania, 1826-29.Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,December16, 1829 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Old St. Paul's Cemetery.
St. Paul'sChurchyard
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
FriendsCemetery
Near Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Chew Thomas (1764-1836) — of Maryland. Born in Perryville,CecilCounty, Md.,October15, 1764.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1796-97;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1799-1801.Quaker.Slaveowner. Died near Leiperville,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 10,1836 (age71 years, 208days).Interment at Friends Cemetery.
EdenCemetery
1434 Springfield Road
Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1902
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Henry White (1852-1918) — also known asGeorge H. White — of Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Rosindale,BladenCounty, N.C.,December18, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1881; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1885; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Carolina,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1897-1901;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916.Africanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December28, 1918 (age66 years, 10days).Interment at Eden Cemetery.
ArlingtonCemetery
2900 State Road
Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1895
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bernard Samuel (1880-1954) — also known asBarney Samuel — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 9,1880.Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936;speaker,1948;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1941-52;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.Died, from astroke,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January12, 1954 (age73 years, 309days).Interment at Arlington Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin James (1885-1961) — also known asBenjamin F. James — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August1, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1939-47;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1949-59.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Freemasons;Lions.Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January26, 1961 (age75 years, 178days).Interment at Arlington Cemetery. | | William H. Milliken Jr. (1897-1969) — ofDelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August19, 1897.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1940;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1959-65.Died in Ridley Park,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 4,1969 (age71 years, 319days).Interment at Arlington Cemetery. | | Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,1788.Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1837-41.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August1, 1863 (ageabout 75years).Original interment atUnionSixth Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia,Pa.; reinterment in 1906 at Arlington Cemetery. | | Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (1891-1946) — also known asJoseph M. Pratt — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Jersey,1891.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1944-45; defeated,1944.Died in1946(ageabout55 years).Interment at Arlington Cemetery. | | Josiah Merrow (1853-1938) — also known asJ. Merrow — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April16, 1853.Steamshipagent;marineinsurancebusiness;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inGalveston,Tex., 1903-21.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while also suffering fromarteriosclerosis,nephritis,anduremia,in Upper Darby,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 14,1938 (age85 years, 28days).Interment at Arlington Cemetery. | | William Vernon Phillips (1875-1931) — also known asW. Vernon Phillips — of Yeadon,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inWales,November18, 1875.Iron andsteel business;bankdirector;burgessof Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1923-31; died in office 1931.Episcopalian.Welshancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheartdisease, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1931 (age55 years, 226days).Interment at Arlington Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Richard Phillips and Emily Mary (Jenkins) Phillips;married1912 toFlorence Louise Starr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Old HaverfordMeeting House Cemetery
Haverford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Humphreys (1714-1786) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September19, 1714.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76.Quaker.Voted against the Declaration of Independence because he was a Quakerand opposed to war.Died in Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.,March11, 1786 (age71 years, 173days).Interment at Old Haverford Meeting House Cemetery.
St. DenisCemetery
Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Michael Joseph Stack (1888-1960) — also known asMichael J. Stack — of Pennsylvania. Born in Listowel, County Kerry,Ireland,September29, 1888.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1935-39; defeated(Royal Oak), 1938.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December14, 1960 (age72 years, 76days).Interment at St. Denis Cemetery.
MiddletownFriends Meeting Cemetery
Lima, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) — ofHowardCounty, Ind.; Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.; Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born near Elizabethtown,BartholomewCounty, Ind.,June 29,1862.Republican.Farmer;schoolteacher;newspapereditor and publisher;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1895-97.Quaker. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.,April17, 1934 (age71 years, 292days).Interment at Middletown Friends Meeting Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married1889 to RhodaElma Parker. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
UnknownLocation
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
MediaCemetery
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Martin Broomall (1816-1894) — also known asJohn M. Broomall — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Upper Chichester Township,DelawareCounty, Pa.,January19, 1816.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1860;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1872;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; countyjudge in Pennsylvania, 1874-75.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 3,1894 (age78 years, 135days).Interment at Media Cemetery. | | Thomas Valentine Cooper (1835-1909) — also known asThomas V. Cooper — of Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,January16, 1835.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1870-72; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1874-89 (5th District 1874, 9th District 1875-89);resigned 1889;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1891.Died in1909(ageabout74 years).Interment at Media Cemetery. | | Jesse Matlack Baker (1854-1913) — also known asJesse M. Baker — of Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Parkesburg,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March 1,1854.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1893-96; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War.DiedJuly 30,1913 (age59 years, 151days).Interment at Media Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Mitchell Baker and Phebe Ann (Matlack) Baker; married,January26, 1882, to Courtenay Wallace. |
| | W. Roger Fronefield (1864-1943) — ofDelawareCounty, Pa.Born near Phoenixville,ChesterCounty, Pa.,November22, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1925-29.Died in1943(ageabout78 years).Interment at Media Cemetery.
MiddletownPresbyterian Cemetery
Near Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Anderson (1773-1850) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Middletown,DauphinCounty, Pa.,1773.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1815-18, 1823-25, 1829-35;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1833;DelawareCounty Sheriff, 1819-23;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1827-29.Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,January17, 1850 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery.
FriendsCemetery
Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Edwards Leonard (1845-1878) — of Lake Providence,EastCarroll Parish, La.Born in Fairville,ChesterCounty, Pa.,February22, 1845.Republican.Justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1876;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1877-78; died inoffice 1878.Died in Havana (La Habana),Cuba,March15, 1878 (age33 years, 21days).Interment at Friends Cemetery. | | John Edwards (1786-1843) — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.; West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.; Ivy Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Ivy Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.,1786.Lawyer;nailmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1839-43.Died near Glen Mills,DelawareCounty, Pa.,June 26,1843 (ageabout 56years).Interment at Friends Cemetery.
Old St. David'sChurch Cemetery
763 South Valley Forge Road
Radnor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March16, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;orator;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1928,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society.DiedMay 24,1961 (age94 years, 69days).Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery. | | Isaac Wayne (1772-1852) — of Warren,WarrenCounty, Pa.Born in Paoli,ChesterCounty, Pa.,1772.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1799-1801, 1806; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1810; served in the U.S. Army during the War of1812; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1823-25.Slaveowner. DiedOctober25, 1852 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery. | | Edward Lowber Stokes (1880-1964) — also known asEdward L. Stokes — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September29, 1880.Republican. Candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1930;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1931-35 (2nd District 1931-33,6th District 1933-35); defeated, 1950; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934.Died in Willistown Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,November8, 1964 (age84 years, 40days).Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery.  | Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) — also known as"Mad Anthony" — ofChesterCounty, Pa.;ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Easttown Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,January1, 1745.Surveyor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1774-80, 1784; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1791-92.Englishancestry. Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Fort Presque Isle (now Erie),ErieCounty, Pa.,December15, 1796 (age51 years, 349days).Original interment atGarrisonHill, Erie, Pa.; reinterment in 1809 at Old St. David's ChurchCemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Wayne (1699-1774) and Elizabeth (Eddings) Wayne; married1766 to MaryPenrose; father ofIsaacWayne (1772-1852). | | | | Wayne counties inGa.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa. andTenn. arenamed for him. | | | | FortWayne (1794), and the subsequentcityofFortWayne, Indiana, werenamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Great Men and FamousWomen (1894) |
| | John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) — also known asJohn C. Bell — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Elders Ridge,IndianaCounty, Pa.,October3, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1904;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1911-15.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December29, 1935 (age74 years, 87days).Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery. | | William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935) — also known asWilliam W. Atterbury;"The RailroadGeneral" —of Radnor,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,January31, 1866.Republican.Railroadsuperintendent; president, AmericanRailwayAssociation; during World War I, he was called on to organizeorganized U.S. militaryrailroadoperations in France; he was designated Director-General ofTransportation for the American Expeditionary Forces; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920(speaker);President, PennsylvaniaRailroad,1925-35.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, ofapoplexy,in Radnor,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September20, 1935 (age69 years, 232days).Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery.
LeiperPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Gray Leiper (1786-1868) — also known asGeorge G. Leiper — of Leiperville,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February3, 1786.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1822;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1829-31; statecourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1843.Died inDelawareCounty, Pa.,November18, 1868 (age82 years, 289days).Interment at Leiper Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mount LawnCemetery
Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lucien Edward Blackwell (1931-2003) — also known asLucien E. Blackwell — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Whitsett,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August1, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;dockworker;president,Local 1332, International Longshoremen's Association; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1973-75; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1979 (Consumer), 1991 (Democratic primary);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1991-95; defeatedin primary, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1992,1996.Africanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January24, 2003 (age71 years, 176days).Interment at Mount Lawn Cemetery.
Edgewood MemorialPark
Thornton, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
SouthwesternFriends Burial Ground
Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
FernwoodCemetery
Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1870
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known asFreeman Hankins — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,September30, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1961-67; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;NAACP;Freemasons;AmericanWoodmen;Elks.Died, fromheartdisease, in the University of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December31, 1988 (age71 years, 92days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
Union UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery
Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) — of Rose Valley, Wallingford,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,January17, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member, board of managers, ChesterHospital;solicitor, Delaware CountyHospital;director, Delaware County NationalBank;orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Rotary;UnionLeague.Died in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,August18, 1969 (age85 years, 213days).Interment at Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Holy CrossCemetery
Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Michael Foglietta (1928-2004) — also known asThomas M. Foglietta — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December3, 1928.Lawyer;member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1956,1960(alternate); Republican candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1975;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1981-97; resigned1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984,1996;U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1997-2001.Catholic.Member,Sons ofItaly;American BarAssociation;LoyalLegion.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November13, 2004 (age75 years, 346days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | William Aloysius Barrett (1896-1976) — also known asWilliam A. Barrett — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August14, 1896.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1945-47, 1949-76;defeated, 1946; died in office 1976; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1972.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April12, 1976 (age79 years, 242days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Michael Joseph Bradley (1897-1979) — also known asMichael J. Bradley — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 24,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1937-47; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1951.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November27, 1979 (age82 years, 187days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Joseph McLaughlin (1867-1926) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Burt, County Donegal,Ireland,June9, 1867.Republican.Real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-19, 1921-23 (3rd District1917-19, at-large 1921-23).Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians.DiedNovember21, 1926 (age59 years, 165days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | James A. Gallagher (1869-1957) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January16, 1869.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1943-45, 1947-49;defeated, 1944.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December8, 1957 (age88 years, 326days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Robert Neill McGarvey (1888-1952) — also known asRobert N. McGarvey — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August14, 1888.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1947-49; defeated,1948.DiedJune 28,1952 (age63 years, 319days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Lawrence E. McCrossin (1878-1929) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in1878.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1920; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1929; died in office 1929.DiedNovember9, 1929 (ageabout 51years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Thomas Edward Heenan (1848-1914) — also known asThomas E. Heenan — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1848.Physician;U.S. Consul inOdessa, as of 1897-1905;Warsaw, as of 1914.Irishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka,Croatia),June26, 1914 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Dennis Heenan and Margaret (O'Donnell)Heenan. |
| | Joseph Pangrazio Bartilucci (1880-1940) — also known asJoseph P. Bartilucci — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 31,1880.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1908(alternate),1920.Died in1940(ageabout59 years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Alexander Abbot (1893-1966) — also known asAlex Abbot — of Darby,DelawareCounty, Pa.BornFebruary27, 1893.Burgessof Darby, Pennsylvania, 1953-60.Died in October,1966(age73years, 0 days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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