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	Relatives: Sonof Charles Brundage and Catherina (Andreas) Brundage; married,June 10,1862, to Mary Ann Reinhart; married,November19, 1874, to Ella Minerva Young; second cousin twice removed ofPerryAmherst Carpenter; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph Wilder andErnestI. Hatfield.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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St. JamesEpiscopal Churchyard
Drifton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Eckley B. Coxe (1839-1895) — ofLuzerneCounty, Pa.BornJune 4,1839.Democrat.Mining engineer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 21st District, 1881-84.Founder of American Institute of Mining Engineers. DiedMay 13,1895 (age55 years, 343days).Interment at St. James Episcopal Churchyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

Forty FortCemetery
Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Henry Martyn Hoyt (1830-1892) — also known asHenry M. Hoyt — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 8,1830.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1868;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1875-76;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1879-83.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December1, 1892 (age62 years, 176days).Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Ziba Hoyt and Nancy (Herbert) Hoyt; married,September25, 1855, to Mary Elizabeth Loveland; father ofHenryMartyn Hoyt (1856-1910).
		Political family:Hoyt-McMichaelfamily of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Charles Denison (1818-1867) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Wyoming Valley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January23, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1863-67; died inoffice 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1864.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 27,1867 (age49 years, 155days).Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.

	Relatives:Nephew ofGeorgeDenison.
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Lazarus Denison Shoemaker (1819-1893) — also known asLazarus D. Shoemaker — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November5, 1819.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1866-68;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1871-75; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1872;banker.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September9, 1893 (age73 years, 308days).Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Elijah Shoemaker; married to Esther WallerWadhams.
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Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) — also known asC. Murray Turpin — of Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March 4,1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;steamboatcaptain;dentist;burgessof Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1923;LuzerneCounty Prothonotary;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;PsiOmega;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles;Moose;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;JuniorOrder.Died in1946(ageabout68 years).Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1907 to AnnaV. Manley.
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Edward Hubert Butler (1850-1914) — also known asEdward H. Butler — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1850.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1897;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt); delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1908.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1914 (age63 years, 185days).Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Mary Elizabeth Barber; father ofEdwardHubert Butler (1883-1956).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Hanover GreenCemetery
Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) — also known asArthur H. James;"BreakerBoy" —of Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 14,1883.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; superior court judge inPennsylvania, 1933-39;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1940;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1940.Methodist.Welshancestry.Died in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April27, 1973 (age89 years, 287days).Interment at Hanover Green Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Oak LawnCemetery
Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

John Sydney Fine (1893-1978) — also known asJohn S. Fine — of Nanticoke,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Alden, Newport Township,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April10, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1920(alternate),1936,1952(speaker);chairof Luzerne County Republican Party, 1922-23; common pleas courtjudge in Pennsylvania 11th District, 1927-29; appointed 1927;superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1947-50; resigned 1950;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1951-55.DiedMay 21,1978 (age85 years, 41days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Jacob W. Fine and Margaret (Crosp) Fine; married to Helene P.Morgan.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Lewis Bartz Landmesser (1850-1920) — also known asLewis B. Landmesser — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Ashley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March 5,1850.Republican. Postmaster atWilkes-Barre,Pa., 1892-96; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1896.Died in Harvey's Lake,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October10, 1920 (age70 years, 219days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Louis Landmesser and Margaret (Greenly) Landmesser; married1876 toCaroline Fewsmith.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

St. Mary'sCemetery
1594 South Main Street
Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known asDaniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November26, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;Lions;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Chargedin 1979 withtakingbribes; atrialresulted in a hung jury;resignedfrom the House in 1980;pleadedguilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy toviolate federalcampaignfinance laws, andsentencedto one yearprobation.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 28,1994 (age90 years, 183days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Patrick F. Flood and Sarah (McCarthy) Flood.
		The Daniel J. FloodElementarySchool (opened 1967), inWilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.
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John Joseph Casey (1875-1929) — also known asJohn J. Casey — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Empire,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 26,1875.Coalminer;plumber;steamfitter;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1907-08; candidate forPennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1910;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-17, 1919-21, 1923-25,1927-29 (11th District 1913-17, 1919-21, 12th District 1923-25,1927-29); defeated (Democratic), 1920 (11th District), 1924 (12thDistrict); died in office 1929.Died in Balboa, Canal Zone (nowPanama),May5, 1929 (age53 years, 344days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Andrew Peter Casey and Mary (McGrath) Casey; married,August1, 1900, to Sarah Celestine Lally.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Lynch (1843-1910) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November1, 1843.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1887-89; commonpleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1892-1910.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August17, 1910 (age66 years, 289days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

William Henry Hines (1856-1914) — also known asWilliam H. Hines — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1879-80,1882-84; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 21st District, 1889-92; defeated, 1884;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1893-95.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January17, 1914 (age57 years, 308days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

John Thomas Lenahan (1852-1920) — also known asJohn T. Lenahan — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Jenkins Township,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November15, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1892,1896,1916;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1907-09.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April28, 1920 (age67 years, 165days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Sophia M. R. O'Hara (1882-1954) — of Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Lemoyne,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November13, 1882.Republican.Stenographer;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1928,1936;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1939-43.Female.Irishancestry.Died inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,April26, 1954 (age71 years, 164days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Patrick J. O'Hara.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Martin L. Murray (1909-1990) — of Ashley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Ashley,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December16, 1909.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1945; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1957-64, 1969-82 (21st District 1957-64, 14thDistrict 1969-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1964(alternate),1968,1972.Catholic.Member,Lions;Eagles;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedJuly 1,1990 (age80 years, 197days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

St. Gabriel'sCemetery
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buriedhere:

Thomas Kennedy (1887-1963) — of Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Lansford,CarbonCounty, Pa.,November2, 1887.Democrat.Miner;United Mine Workerssecretary-treasurer,1925-48,vice-president,1948-60, andpresident,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1936,1940,1956,1960.Catholic.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.DiedJanuary19, 1963 (age75 years, 78days).Interment at St. Gabriel's Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Peter Kennedy and Mary (Boyle) Kennedy; married,July 23,1912, to Helen Melley; married,November12, 1959, to Evelyn Summers.
		See alsoNNDBdossier
		Image source: Pennsylvania Manual1937

Vine StreetCemetery
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

James James (1814-1888) — of Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire,Wales,February11, 1814.Republican. Postmaster atHazleton,Pa., 1869-85.Died in Luzerne,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November22, 1888 (age74 years, 285days).Interment at Vine Street Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Stradling) James and Evan James.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Mt. OlivetCatholic Cemetery
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

John Harold Flannery (1898-1961) — also known asJ. Harold Flannery — of Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April19, 1898.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1937-43; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944,1960.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 3,1961 (age63 years, 45days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

PittstonCemetery
Vine Street
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Charles Calvin Bowman (1852-1941) — of Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1852.Republican.Coal miningbusiness;mayorof Pittston, Pa., 1886;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1911-13.Died in Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 3,1941 (age88 years, 231days).Interment at Pittston Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

John J. Allardyce (1903-1953) — of Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in1903.Mayorof Pittston, Pa., 1953.Died in1953(ageabout50 years).Interment at Pittston Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

St. John'sCemetery
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Kenneth Joseph English (1899-1970) — also known asKenneth J. English — of Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December27, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Pittston, Pa., 1937-39.Catholic.Died in December,1970(ageabout71 years).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives: Sonof Thomas Francis English and Frances Teresa (Webber) English;married,November16, 1938, to Mary Frances Burke.

UnknownLocation
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

PlymouthCemetery
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Stanley Woodward Davenport (1861-1921) — also known asStanley W. Davenport — of Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 21,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;LuzerneCounty Register of Wills, 1893-06; secretary-treasurer, CentralPoor District, Luzerne County;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1899-1901;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1904.Died in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September26, 1921 (age60 years, 67days).Interment at Plymouth Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married,June 13,1889, to Mary Weir.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

ShawneeCemetery
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

George Washington Shonk (1850-1900) — also known asGeorge W. Shonk — of Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1850.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1891-93.Died in1900(ageabout50 years).Interment at Shawnee Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Father ofHerbertBronson Shonk.
		Political family:Shonk-Knightfamily of New York.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

John B. Smith (1819-1904) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 26,1819.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1877-80.DiedJuly 19,1904 (age85 years, 54days).Interment at Shawnee Cemetery.

EvergreenCemetery
Shavertown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Mitchell Jenkins (1896-1977) — of Trucksville,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Forty Fort,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January24, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1947-49.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September15, 1977 (age81 years, 234days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John Evan Jenkins and Katherine Bertha (Mitchell) Jenkins;married,June 20,1924, to Lois Irene Williams; married,April 1,1936, to Janet Smith Morgan.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

St. CharlesBorremeo Cemetery
Sugar Notch, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Patrick Caffrey (1860-1945) — also known asP. F. Caffrey — of Pennsylvania. Born in County Mayo,Ireland,March17, 1860.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1887-91.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Labor.Died in Sugar Notch,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,1945(ageabout85 years).Interment at St. Charles Borremeo Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Mt. GreenwoodCemetery
Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Clarence Dennis Coughlin (1883-1946) — also known asClarence D. Coughlin — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 27,1883.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1921-23;defeated, 1922; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 11thDistrict, 1925-29.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December15, 1946 (age63 years, 141days).Interment at Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof James M. Coughlin; uncle ofRobertLawrence Coughlin Jr..
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EdgehillCemetery
West Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Thomas Weir Templeton (1867-1935) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1867.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1917-19.Died in1935(ageabout68 years).Interment at Edgehill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

UnknownLocation
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Henry Martyn Hoyt (1856-1910) — also known asHenry M. Hoyt — Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December5, 1856.Lawyer;U.S. Solicitor General, 1903-09.Died, fromperitonitis,inWashington,D.C.,November20, 1910 (age53 years, 350days).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofHenryMartyn Hoyt (1830-1892) and Mary (Loveland) Hoyt; married1883 to AnneMcMichael (daughter ofMortonMcMichael).
		Political family:Hoyt-McMichaelfamily of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
		See alsoNNDBdossier

HollenbackCemetery
540 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

George Washington Woodward (1809-1875) — also known asGeorge W. Woodward — of Pennsylvania. Born in Bethany,WayneCounty, Pa.,March26, 1809.Democrat.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873;district judge in Pennsylvania, 1841-51; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1852-67;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-67; candidateforGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1863;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1867-71.Died in Rome,Italy,May10, 1875 (age66 years, 45days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George W. Woodward (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim.
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Henry Wilber Palmer (1839-1913) — also known asHenry W. Palmer — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Clifford,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,July 10,1839.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1879-83;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-07, 1909-11 (12th District1901-03, 11th District 1903-07, 1909-11); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1904.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,February15, 1913 (age73 years, 220days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Gideon W. Palmer; married,September12, 1861, to Ellen M. Webster.
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Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808-1881) — also known asHendrick B. Wright — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April24, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;LuzerneCounty District Attorney, 1834; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1841-43; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1844,1848,1852,1856,1860,1868,1876;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1853-55, 1861-63,1877-81.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September2, 1881 (age73 years, 131days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ellen (Hendrick) Wright and Joseph Wright; married to Mary AnnBradley Robinson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Winthrop Welles Ketchum (1820-1879) — also known asWinthrop W. Ketchum;Winthrop WellesKetcham —of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 29,1820.Republican.Collegeteacher;lawyer;LuzerneCounty Prothonotary, 1855-57; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1858; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1864;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 10th District, 1860-62;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1875-76;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1876-79;died in office 1879.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December6, 1879 (age59 years, 160days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

Chester Pierce Butler (1798-1850) — also known asChester P. Butler — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March21, 1798.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1832;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1847-50; died inoffice 1850.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October5, 1850 (age52 years, 198days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.

	Relatives: Sonof Lord Butler and Mary (Pierce) Butler; married1829 to SarahAnne Hollenback.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Henry Mills Fuller (1820-1860) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Bethany,WayneCounty, Pa.,January3, 1820.Whig.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-53, 1855-57 (11th District1851-53, 12th District 1855-57).Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December26, 1860 (age40 years, 358days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

George Denison (1790-1831) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,February22, 1790.Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1819-23.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,August20, 1831 (age41 years, 179days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofCharlesDenison.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Andrew Beaumont (1790-1853) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January24, 1790.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1821-22, 1826, 1849; postmasteratWilkes-Barre,Pa., 1826-32;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1833-37.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September30, 1853 (age63 years, 249days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Fear (Alden) Beaumont and Isaiah Beaumont; married to JuliaColt.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Charles Miner (1780-1865) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Connecticut,1780.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1825-29.Slaveowner. Died in1865(ageabout85 years).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) — also known asEdmund N. Carpenter — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 27,1865.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).Methodist.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November4, 1952 (age87 years, 130days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sally Ann (Fell)Carpenter.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Morgan B. Williams (1831-1903) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born inWales,September17, 1831.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884(alternate),1900;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 21st District, 1885-88;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1897-99.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October13, 1903 (age72 years, 26days).Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.

George Stegmeier (1855-1910) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April 4,1855.Democrat.Brewer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1888-89; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1900.Died in Carlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary,Czechia),May20, 1910 (age55 years, 46days).Entombed at Hollenback Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Catharine (Baer) Stegmeier and Charles Stegmeier; married to MaryCostello.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Scranton (Pa.) Truth, May21, 1910

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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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