Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsAbingtonPresbyterian CemeteryAmblerRose Hill CemeteryAmblerUpper Dublin Lutheran ChurchCemeteryAmblerWhitemarsh Memorial ParkAudubonWetherills CemeteryBala CynwydSt. Asaph ChurchCemeteryBala CynwydWest Laurel HillCemeteryBala CynwydWestminster CemeteryBryn AthynUnknown locationBryn AthynBryn Athyn CathedralGraveyardBryn AthynBryn Athyn CemeteryBryn MawrChurch of the RedeemerCemeteryBryn MawrChurch of the ResurrectionCemeteryCenter PointWentz's Reformed ChurchCemeteryCheltenhamHoly Sepulchre CemeteryElkins ParkSt. Paul's ChurchCemeteryGwyneddFriends Meeting BurialGroundGwynedd ValleyChurch of the MessiahCemeteryHatboroHatboro CemeteryHorshamFriends CemeteryHuntingdon ValleyShalom MemorialParkJenkintownAbington Friends BuryingGroundJenkintownMontefiore CemeteryNear LansdaleTowamencin MennoniteChurchyardNew HanoverFaulkner Swamp ChurchCemeteryNorristownUnknown locationNorristownMontgomery CemeteryNorristownSt. John's Episcopal ChurchCemeteryNorristownSt. John's ProtestantEpiscopal CemeteryNorriton TownshipNorris CityCemeteryOaksUpper Providence Friends MeetingBurial GroundPottstownEdgewood CemeteryPottstownMt. Zion CemeteryRockledgeLawnview CemeterySouth AuburnSt. Denis CemeteryTrappeAugustus Lutheran ChurchCemeteryTrappeLutheran CemeteryNear West ConshohockenCalvaryCemeteryWest Norriton TownshipRiversideCemeteryWhitemarshSt. Thomas Episcopal ChurchCemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Jonathan Roberts (1771-1854) — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1771.Whig. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1800;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1811-14;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1814-21; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (speaker).Died in1854(ageabout83 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Timothy Matlack (1730-1829) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.,March28, 1730.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1777-83;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780.Died in Holmesburg (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April14, 1829 (age99 years, 17days).Original interment atFreeQuaker Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1905 atin a private or family graveyard. | | Samuel Henderson (1764-1841) — of Pennsylvania. Born inEngland,November27, 1764.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1814-15.DiedNovember17, 1841 (age76 years, 355days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
PresbyterianCemetery
Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joel Keith Mann (1780-1857) — also known asJoel K. Mann — ofMontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Cheltenham Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August1, 1780.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1817-20; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 3rd District, 1823-27;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1831-35.Died in Jenkintown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August28, 1857 (age77 years, 27days).Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
Rose HillCemetery
411 Susquehanna Road
Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1885
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas W. Barlow (1854-1920) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,June 4,1854.Lawyer;HonoraryConsul for China inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1905-07.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1920 (age65 years, 214days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas A. Barlow and Elizabeth (Bennett) Barlow; married to EllenKate Sanderson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Upper DublinLutheran Church Cemetery
Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
WhitemarshMemorial Park
Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John William Ditter (1888-1943) — also known asJ. William Ditter — of Ambler,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September5, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died inoffice 1943.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Rotary.Died in anairplanecrash near Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November21, 1943 (age55 years, 77days).Interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Park. | | Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Hardwick,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,August31, 1878.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;osteopath;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February12, 1972 (age93 years, 165days).Interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Park.
WetherillsCemetery
Audubon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter J. Camiel (1910-1991) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January30, 1910.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 3rd District, 1953-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1964,1968,1972;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1973.Died in Phoenixville,ChesterCounty, Pa.,January31, 1991 (age81 years, 1days).Interment at Wetherills Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: |  | Ira Allen (1751-1814) — also known as"Founder of Vermont" — of Vermont. Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April21, 1751.Vermontstate treasurer, 1776-86.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1814 (age62 years, 261days).Interment atArchStreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; cenotaphat Wetherills Cemetery; cenotaph atGreenmountCemetery, Burlington, Vt. |
St. Asaph ChurchCemetery
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Cromwell Bell Jr. (1892-1974) — also known asJohn C. Bell, Jr. — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October25, 1892.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1947;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution;DeltaPsi.DiedMarch18, 1974 (age81 years, 144days).Interment at St. Asaph Church Cemetery.
West Laurel HillCemetery
227 Belmont Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1992
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph Hampton Moore (1864-1950) — also known asJ. Hampton Moore — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,March 8,1864.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1906, 1907-20;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1920-24, 1932-36; defeated (Citizens),1927; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 2,1950 (age86 years, 55days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | | Daniel Miller Fox (1819-1890) — also known asDaniel Fox — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in June,1819.Democrat.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1869-71; defeated, 1862, 1865;superintendent, U.S. Mint at Philadelphia, 1885-90.DiedMarch20, 1890 (age70 years, 0days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  | Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1849-1906) — also known asSamuel H. Ashbridge;"Stars and StripesSam" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December5, 1849.Republican.Coaldealer; coroner;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1899-1903.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 1906 (age56 years, 109days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Franklin Warwick (1852-1913) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.BornFebruary14, 1852.Republican.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1895-99.DiedApril 4,1913 (age61 years, 49days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853-1937) — also known asEdwin S. Stuart — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December28, 1853.Republican.Bookseller;publisher;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1884;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888,1896,1908;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-95; Republican Presidential Electorfor Pennsylvania,1901;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1907-11; director, BellTelephoneCompany of Pennsylvania; director, Diamond StatesTelephoneCompany.DiedMarch21, 1937 (age83 years, 83days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) — also known asHarry A. Mackey — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Susquehanna,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,June 26,1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Republican Presidential Electorfor Pennsylvania,1928.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;Foresters;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;OptimistClub.Died in1938(ageabout69 years).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  | Robert Eneas Lamberton (1886-1941) — also known asRobert E. Lamberton — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem),NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,September14, 1886.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1940-41; died in office 1941;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1940.DiedAugust22, 1941 (age54 years, 342days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) — of Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.Born inCumberlandCounty, Pa.,March 5,1794.Lawyer;district judge in Pennsylvania, 1833-46;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70; retired 1870.Presbyterian.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September25, 1870 (age76 years, 204days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  | Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.,February18, 1842.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1876;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1890-92;U.S.Postmaster General, 1898-1902.Baptist.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January19, 1908 (age65 years, 335days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  | Robert Emory Pattison (1850-1904) — also known asRobert E. Pattison — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Quantico,WicomicoCounty, Md.,December8, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1883-87, 1891-95; defeated, 1902; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1895; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).DiedAugust1, 1904 (age53 years, 237days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | William Scott Vare (1867-1934) — also known asWilliam S. Vare — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December24, 1867.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1932;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1911;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1912-23, 1923-27;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1923;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1927-29.Political boss of Philadelphia in the 1920's;unseatedas U.S. Senator in 1929 overchargesof corruption and fraud in his election.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August7, 1934 (age66 years, 226days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | A. Raymond Raff (1865-1947) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April27, 1865.Democrat.Builder;Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1923; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1924;superintendent of U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 1934-35;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1935-47;died in office 1947; director, Northwestern NationalBank.Member,Freemasons;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December10, 1947 (age82 years, 227days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Raff and Caroline (Hahn) Raff; married1889 to EllaVirginia Shinkle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) — also known asWilliam I. Schaffer — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February11, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;DelawareCounty District Attorney, 1893-1900;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1920;justiceof Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.Episcopalian.Member,UnionLeague.Died in1953(ageabout86 years).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer; married to SusanA. Cross. |
| | William Malcolm Bunn (1842-1923) — also known asWilliam M. Bunn — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January1, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;woodworker;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1868-70; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1872;newspapereditor;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1884-85.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September19, 1923 (age81 years, 261days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941) — also known asHarry C. Ransley — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February5, 1863.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1891-94;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1912;PhiladelphiaCounty Sheriff, 1916-20;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1920-37 (3rd District 1920-33,1st District 1933-37).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedNovember7, 1941 (age78 years, 275days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Charles O'Neill (1821-1893) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,March21, 1821.Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1853;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1863-71, 1873-93;died in office 1893.DiedNovember25, 1893 (age72 years, 249days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Alfred Crout Harmer (1825-1900) — also known asAlfred C. Harmer — of Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August8, 1825.Republican.Merchant;railroadbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1868;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1871-75,1877-1900; died in office 1900.Died in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 6,1900 (age74 years, 210days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | George Austin Welsh (1878-1970) — also known asGeorge A. Welsh — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born near Bay View,CecilCounty, Md.,August9, 1878.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1923-32;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1932-57;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934.Member,Freemasons.Died in Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.,October22, 1970 (age92 years, 74days).Cremated;ashes interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Kerns McConnell Jr. (1901-1985) — also known asSamuel K. McConnell, Jr. — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Eddystone,DelawareCounty, Pa.,April 6,1901.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1944-57 (17th District 1944-45,16th District 1945-53, 13th District 1953-57).Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April11, 1985 (age84 years, 5days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) — also known asGeorge W. Edmonds — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,February22, 1864.Republican.Druggist;coaldealer;lumberbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September28, 1939 (age75 years, 218days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Reuben Osborne Moon (1847-1919) — also known asReuben O. Moon — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Johnstown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,July 22,1847.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903-13; defeated,1912.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October25, 1919 (age72 years, 95days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Green Adams (1812-1884) — of Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.Born in Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.,August20, 1812.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1839; Whig Presidential Electorfor Kentucky,1844;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1847-49, 1859-61;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1851-56.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January18, 1884 (age71 years, 151days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (1839-1917) — of New Jersey. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1839.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1889-95.DiedJuly 20,1917 (age77 years, 326days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873-1945) — also known asJohn R. K. Scott — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Bloomsburg,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1899, 1909-13;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1915-19; resigned 1919.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December9, 1945 (age72 years, 156days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | A. Lincoln Acker (1865-1950) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February25, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896(alternate),1904,1908,1936;Philadelphia Director of Public Works, 1905-06; purchasing agent,1920-22;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1922-32.Member,Freemasons;UnionLeague.DiedJuly 21,1950 (age85 years, 146days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Lowe Kunzig (1918-1982) — also known asRobert L. Kunzig — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October31, 1918.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; civilian war crimesprosecutor at Nuremburg, Germany, 1946-47; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1952;counsel, U.S House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1953-55;legal advisor, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-58; member, U.S.Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 1958-61; vice-president,StewartLumberCompany, 1961-62; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen.HughScott, 1963-66; executive director, Pennsylvania General StateAuthority, 1967-68; administrator, U.S. General ServicesAdministration, 1969-72;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; died in office 1982.Died inWashington,D.C.,February21, 1982 (age63 years, 113days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Markley Boyer (1823-1887) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January22, 1823.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1865-69.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August16, 1887 (age64 years, 206days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Peter Edward Costello (1854-1935) — also known asPeter E. Costello — of Torresdale, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 27,1854.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904,1908;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1915-21.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October23, 1935 (age81 years, 118days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Franklin John Maloney (1899-1958) — also known asFranklin J. Maloney — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March29, 1899.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,1944, 1948.Protestant.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September15, 1958 (age59 years, 170days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | John Wien Forney (1817-1881) — also known asJohn W. Forney — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.BornSeptember30, 1817.Republican.Newspaperreporter;author;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1868;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1870-72.DiedDecember9, 1881 (age64 years, 70days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | John Reilly (1836-1904) — of Pennsylvania. Born inIndianaCounty, Pa.,February22, 1836.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1875-77.DiedApril19, 1904 (age68 years, 57days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | James Miller Hazlett (1864-1941) — also known asJames M. Hazlett — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Londonderry, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),October14, 1864.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November8, 1941 (age77 years, 25days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Earlston Thropp (1847-1927) — also known asJoseph E. Thropp — of Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Valley Forge,ChesterCounty, Pa.,October4, 1847.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1899-1901.DiedJuly 27,1927 (age79 years, 296days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Cynthia DeLores Tucker (1927-2005) — also known asC. DeLores Tucker;Cynthia DeLoresNottage —of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October4, 1927.Democrat.Secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1971-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1972,1996,2000,2004;speaker,1984;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1978; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1980; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004.Female.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;AlphaKappa Alpha.Died, in Suburban WoodsHealthCenter, Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October12, 2005 (age78 years, 8days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Albert Henry Ladner Jr. (b. 1882) — also known asAlbert H. Ladner — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October21, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Moose;Freemasons.Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Ellwood Becker (1853-1903) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 20,1853.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 2nd District, 1891-98; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1896.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January25, 1903 (age49 years, 189days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | George Augustus Vare (1859-1908) — also known asGeorge A. Vare — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February7, 1859.Republican.Contractor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1892-96; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1897-1908; died in office 1908;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904.Died, frompneumoniaandinfluenza,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February28, 1908 (age49 years, 21days).Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  | Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) — also known asCharles L. Brown — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920(alternate),1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President),1944.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;UnionLeague;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October8, 1947 (age83 years, 94days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. FlorenceWarren. | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,September 14, 1896 |
| | | Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason (1842-1937) — also known asCharles P. H. Nason — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,September7, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;clergyman;writer;lecturer;U.S. Consul inGrenoble, 1901-11.PresbyterianorCongregationalist.Died in1937(ageabout94 years).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Charles Moon (1844-1914) — also known asRobert C. Moon — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brighton,England,February17, 1844.Physician;benefactor of the blind; publisher of books for the blind withembossed type, a system of tactile reading invented by his father;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1897-98;Vice-Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1902-04.Died, fromheartdisease, in Lansdowne,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February13, 1914 (age69 years, 361days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Moon and Mary Ann (Caudle) Moon; married1886 toMargaret Morris. | | | | Epitaph: "His Soul Is WithGod." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles D. Burk (1856-1916) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 6,1856.Republican.Leatherbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1908.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1916 (age60 years, 237days).Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November5, 1864.Republican.Leatherbusiness; with his brother Louis, developed and owned the GardenPier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1920.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 13,1921 (age56 years, 189days).Original interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 inmausoleum at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | James Gray Bolton (1847-1931) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inIreland,March17, 1847.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1900 ; moderator of the Pennsylvania Synod of Presbyterians, 1910.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February22, 1931 (age83 years, 342days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Philip Henry Gadsden (1867-1945) — also known asPhilip H. Gadsden — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October4, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;utilityexecutive; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1894-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedFebruary28, 1945 (age77 years, 147days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. | | Edward S. Haws (1873-1949) — of Narberth,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Joanna,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 4,1873.Democrat.Plasteringcontractor; postmaster atNarberth,Pa., 1913-22; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1928.Killedhimself byrifleshot to the head, in the cellar of his home, Narberth,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December26, 1949 (age76 years, 236days).Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John P. Haws and Sarah (McGowan) Haws; married to Ada LouiseEly. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;president, Duluth & Iron RangeRailroad;managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1899-1902;Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, frompneumonia,in PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1923 (age74 years, 313days).Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment atWatervilleCemetery, Waterville, N.Y.
WestminsterCemetery
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Edward Difenderfer (1849-1923) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lewisburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,June 7,1849.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1911-15.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April25, 1923 (age73 years, 322days).Interment at Westminster Cemetery.  | Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) — also known asWilfred H. Schoff — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Lower Merion Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Newtonville, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November27, 1874.Lecturer;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1929;HonoraryConsul for Peru inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1921;Vice-Consulfor Panama inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic DeeperWaterwaysAssociation; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.Killed whenhit by acar in Mt. Holly,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September14, 1932 (age57 years, 292days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later.Original interment atBrotherhoodCemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 at WestminsterCemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married,June 20,1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Courier-Post (Camden,N.J.), October 3, 1932 |
| | Paul Marie Hagemans (1853-1926) — also known asPaul Hagemans — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Liège,Belgium,November7, 1853.Consul-Generalfor Belgium inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1890-1905.Died in Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.,June 3,1926 (age72 years, 208days).Interment at Westminster Cemetery. | | Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.,December28, 1860.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions andChurch Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, MethodistEpiscopalHospital,1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia,in Methodist EpiscopalHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December20, 1934 (age73 years, 357days).Interment at Westminster Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Bryn AthynCathedral Graveyard
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Bryn AthynCemetery
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Raymond Pitcairn (d. 1966) — of Bryn Athyn,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Jenkintown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Republican.Delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1956(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).DiedJuly 12,1966.Interment at Bryn Athyn Cemetery.
Church of theRedeemer Cemetery
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) — also known asWayne MacVeagh — ofChesterCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Phoenixville,ChesterCounty, Pa.,April19, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;ChesterCounty District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister toTurkey, 1870-71;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872;U.S.Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1893-97.Methodist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,January11, 1917 (age83 years, 267days).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh; brother ofFranklinMacVeagh; married,May 22,1856, to Letitia Miner 'Letty' Lewis; married,December27, 1866, to Virginia Rolette Cameron (daughter ofSimonCameron); father ofCharlesMacVeagh; grandfather ofLincolnMacVeagh. | | | | Political families:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut;MacVeaghfamily of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "Genial to his friends.Enlightening to all. Keen eyed, clear spoken. He remembered, heobserved, he foresaw." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,June 6,1860.Lawyer;general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S.SteelCorporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1925-29.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Mission Canyon,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,December4, 1931 (age71 years, 181days).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery. | | George Howard Earle Jr. (1856-1928) — also known asGeorge H. Earle, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1856.Republican.Lawyer;banker;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1911.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in1928(ageabout71 years).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery. | | Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,October1, 1890.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister toGreece, 1933-41;Iceland, 1941-42;South Africa, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador toYugoslavia, 1943-44;Greece, 1943-47;Portugal, 1948-52;Spain, 1952-53.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in anursinghome at Adelphi,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,January15, 1972 (age81 years, 106days).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery. | | Charles Wheeler Thayer (1910-1969) — also known asCharles W. Thayer — of Villanova,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Villanova,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February9, 1910.U.S. Vice Consul inMoscow, 1937, 1940;Berlin, 1937-38;Hamburg, 1939-40;Kabul, as of 1943; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarII; head of the State Department's international broadcastingdivision, including the "Voice of America", 1947-49; U.S. ConsulGeneral inMunich, 1952-53; in March 1953, when attacks on hisloyaltyby U.S. Sen.JosephR. McCarthy inspired a State Departmentinvestigationinto hisdiplomaticcareer, heresignedfrom the Foreign Service;writer.Died, duringheartsurgery, in Salzburg,Austria,August27, 1969 (age59 years, 199days).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery. | | Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) — also known asSamuel M. Vauclain — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 18,1856.Republican.Locomotivemanufacturer;inventor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.FrenchandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, of aheartattack, in Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February4, 1940 (age83 years, 262days).Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
Church of theResurrection Cemetery
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) — also known asGeorge H. Earle — of Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December5, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I;sugarbusiness; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1933-34;Bulgaria, 1940-41;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.Episcopalian.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Freemasons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon;Elks.DiedDecember30, 1974 (age84 years, 25days).Interment at Church of the Resurrection Cemetery.
Wentz's ReformedChurch Cemetery
Center Point, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Holy SepulchreCemetery
Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) — also known asFrank L. Rizzo;"Cisco Kid";"The Super Cop";"The Big Bambino";"The General" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October23, 1920.Policeofficer;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democraticprimary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election1991.Italianancestry.Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 16,1991 (age70 years, 266days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; statue (now gone) atMunicipalService Building Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Michael Donohoe (1864-1958) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Killeshandra, County Cavan,Ireland,February22, 1864.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1911-15; candidateformayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1931; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1932.Catholic.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January17, 1958 (age93 years, 329days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | John B. Kelly — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1935;chair ofPhiladelphia County Democratic Party, 1937; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1940,1956.Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.| | Relatives:Father of Grace Kelly. |
| | Francis John Myers (1901-1956) — also known asFrancis J. Myers — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December18, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1939-45; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944(alternate),1948(chair,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died in1956(ageabout54 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.  | William Francis Harrity (1850-1912) — also known asWilliam F. Harrity — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October19, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1884,1892,1896;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1885-89;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1890;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1891-95; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1892-97;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1892-96.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April12, 1912 (age61 years, 176days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | William Joseph Green Jr. (1910-1963) — also known asWilliam J. Green, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 5,1910.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-63;defeated, 1946; died in office 1963; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1952,1956,1960.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December21, 1963 (age53 years, 291days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | James Aloysius Byrne (1906-1980) — also known asJames A. Byrne — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 22,1906.Democrat.Funeraldirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936,1956(alternate),1960(alternate); member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1951-52;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1953-73.Catholic.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September3, 1980 (age74 years, 73days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | James Joseph Connolly (1881-1952) — also known asJames J. Connolly — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September24, 1881.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1921-35.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December10, 1952 (age71 years, 77days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.  | William McAleer (1838-1912) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),January6, 1838.Democrat.Flourmerchant; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 2nd District, 1887-90;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,1897-1901; defeated, 1900.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April19, 1912 (age74 years, 104days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Henry Burk (1850-1903) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wurttemberg,Germany,September26, 1850.Republican.Leatherbusiness;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died inoffice 1903.Germanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December5, 1903 (age53 years, 70days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Francis Raphael Smith (1911-1982) — also known asFrancis R. Smith — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September25, 1911.Democrat. Candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1938;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1941-43;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,1946-51; Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, 1955-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1956,1964;candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1956.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December9, 1982 (age71 years, 75days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | James Washington Logue (1863-1925) — also known asJ. Washington Logue — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February22, 1863.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1913-15; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1918.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August27, 1925 (age62 years, 186days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Clare Gerald Fenerty (1895-1952) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 25,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1935-37; statecourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1939-52; died in office 1952.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 1,1952 (age56 years, 342days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | James Patrick McNichol (d. 1917) — also known asJames P. McNichol — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1905-17 (7th District 1905-06, 3rd District1907-17); died in office 1917; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1908,1916.DiedNovember14, 1917.Entombed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Eduardo Fornias (1845-1912) — also known asEdward Fornias — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inCuba,1845.Consulfor Uruguay inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1892-1900.Catholic.Cubanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January22, 1912 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Austin Meehan (d. 1961) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1932(alternate),1952,1960;PhiladelphiaCounty Sheriff.Catholic.Died in1961.Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
St. Paul's ChurchCemetery
Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jay Cooke (1897-1963) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Blue Bell,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 2,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;bondbroker; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1932,1940,1948,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,UnionLeague.DiedJuly 10,1963 (age66 years, 99days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery. | | Daniel Alexander Sutherland (1869-1955) — also known asDan A. Sutherland — of Ruby,Yukon-Koyukukcensus area, Alaska;Juneau,Alaska.Born in Pleasant Bay,NovaScotia,April17, 1869.Republican. Member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 4th District, 1913-22;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1921-31.Died in Abington,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,March24, 1955 (age85 years, 341days).Cremated;ashes interred at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
Friends MeetingBurial Ground
Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Church of theMessiah Cemetery
Gwynedd Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Edward Ingersoll (1860-1932) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Penllyn,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 17,1860.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1902.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandchronicnephritis, in Penllyn,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 6,1932 (age71 years, 355days).Interment at Church of the Messiah Cemetery.
HatboroCemetery
Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1876
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur D. Markley (1832-1896) — of Hatboro,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April28, 1832.Democrat.Physician;served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1865-67; president, PerkiomenRailroad;papermanufacturer; postmaster atHatboro,Pa., 1886-88; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1891-94.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;AncientOrder of United Workmen;GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedApril19, 1896 (age63 years, 357days).Interment at Hatboro Cemetery. | | Stephen Decatur Yerkes (1849-1915) — also known asStephen D. Yerkes — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Hatboro,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December25, 1849.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1882-85.Died in Hanover Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.,July 23,1915 (age65 years, 210days).Interment at Hatboro Cemetery.
FriendsCemetery
Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Newton Evans (1827-1901) — of Pennsylvania. Born in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,July 29,1827.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1877-79, 1883-87.Died in Hatboro,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December3, 1901 (age74 years, 127days).Interment at Friends Cemetery.
Shalom MemorialPark
25 Byberry Road
Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arlen Specter (1930-2012) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,February12, 1930.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;Republican candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1967; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1972,2008;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011; defeated in Democraticprimary, 2010.Jewish.Died, fromnon-Hodgkin'slymphoma, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October14, 2012 (age82 years, 245days).Interment at Shalom Memorial Park. | | Leon Sacks (1902-1972) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October7, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served inthe U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Elks;B'naiB'rith.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1972 (age69 years, 156days).Interment at Shalom Memorial Park.
Abington FriendsBurying Ground
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edwin Hallowell (1844-1916) — of Willow Grove,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born near Willow Grove,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April 2,1844.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1877-80;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1891-93.Died in Abington,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,September13, 1916 (age72 years, 164days).Interment at Abington Friends Burying Ground.
MontefioreCemetery
600 Church Road
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February12, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,1978.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Pleadedguilty in federal court toconflictof interestcharges,February 1979;sentencedto five yearsprobationandfined$10,000.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 2004 (age83 years, 41days).Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
TowamencinMennonite Churchyard
Near Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Nash (1742-1777) — of Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,1742.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1764; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War.Welshancestry.During the Battle of Germanown, he was hit bycannonballandmusketshot, wasmortallywounded, and died soon after, inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October7, 1777 (ageabout 35years).Interment at Towamencin Mennonite Churchyard.
Faulkner SwampChurch Cemetery
New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hahn (1776-1823) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Hanover Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October30, 1776.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1815-17.Died in New Hanover Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February26, 1823 (age46 years, 119days).Interment at Faulkner Swamp Church Cemetery. | | John Richards (1753-1822) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1753.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1796-97; member ofPennsylvania state legislature, 1800.Slaveowner. Died in1822(ageabout69 years).Interment at Faulkner Swamp Church Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Russell E. Crawford (d. 1965) — also known as"Eggman" — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Republican. Vice-president of Ehret Magnesia Company,manufacturersof many asbestos products; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1944,1948(alternate),1952.Member,Freemasons.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,1965.Interment somewhere.| | Relatives:Married to Thelma Aletta Thomas. |
MontgomeryCemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known asWinfield S. Hancock — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February14, 1824.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1868,1876;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion.Died in Governor's Island,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1886 (age61 years, 360days).Interment at Montgomery Cemetery; statue erected 1896 atHancockCircle, Washington, D.C.| | Presumably namedfor:WinfieldScott | | | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin FranklinHancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married,February1, 1850, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura ElizabethHancock (who marriedWilliamRush Merriam). | | | | Political family:Merriam-Hancockfamily of Wadham's Mills, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | MountHancock, in Yellowstone National Park,TetonCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early1890s. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Winfield Scott Hancock:David M. Jordan,WinfieldScott Hancock : A Soldier's Life — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Cornell UniversityLibrary |
| | John Frederick Hartranft (1830-1889) — also known asJohn F. Hartranft — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New Hanover Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December16, 1830.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1866-72;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1873-79; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1876;postmaster atPhiladelphia,Pa., 1879-80;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1880-83.Received theMedalof Honor in 1886 for action at Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861.DiedOctober17, 1889 (age58 years, 305days).Interment at Montgomery Cemetery. | | John Freedley (1793-1851) — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 22,1793.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1847-51.DiedDecember8, 1851 (age58 years, 200days).Interment at Montgomery Cemetery. | | Joseph Fornance (1804-1852) — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Lower Merion Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October18, 1804.Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1839-43.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,November24, 1852 (age48 years, 37days).Interment at Montgomery Cemetery. | | John Wood (1816-1898) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September6, 1816.Republican.Iron and steelmanufacturer;burgessof Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 1850;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1859-61.Died in Conshohocken,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 28,1898 (age81 years, 264days).Interment at Montgomery Cemetery.
St. John'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Philip Swenk Markley (1789-1834) — also known asPhilip S. Markley — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Skippack,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 2,1789.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1819-23 (7th District 1819-22, 3rd District1822-23);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1823-27;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1829-30.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,September12, 1834 (age45 years, 72days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
St. John'sProtestant Episcopal Cemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Levi Pawling (1773-1845) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 25,1773.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1817-19.Slaveowner. Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,September7, 1845 (age72 years, 44days).Interment at St. John's Protestant Episcopal Cemetery.
Norris CityCemetery
Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ephraim Leister Acker (1827-1903) — also known asEphraim Acker — of Pennsylvania. Born in Marlboro Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January11, 1827.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1871-73; defeated,1872.Died in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 12,1903 (age76 years, 121days).Interment at Norris City Cemetery.
Upper ProvidenceFriends Meeting Burial Ground
Oaks, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Israel Jacobs (1726-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Providence Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 9,1726.Farmer;merchant;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1791-93.Died in Oaks,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December10, 1796 (age70 years, 184days).Interment at Upper Providence Friends Meeting Burial Ground.
EdgewoodCemetery
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Senewell Yost (1801-1872) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 29,1801.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1836-39;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1843-47.Died in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,March 7,1872 (age70 years, 222days).Interment at Edgewood Cemetery.
Mt. ZionCemetery
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Irving Price Wanger (1852-1940) — also known asIrving P. Wanger — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in North Coventry,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March 5,1852.Republican.Lawyer;burgessof Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1878; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1880;MontgomeryCounty District Attorney, 1881-83, 1887-89;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1893-1911 (7th District1893-1903, 8th District 1903-11).Died in1940(ageabout88 years).Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
LawnviewCemetery
Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Dunning Moore (1817-1887) — also known asHenry D. Moore — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New York,1817.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1849-53; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1856; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1860;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1861-63, 1864-65;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1869-70.Died in1887(ageabout70 years).Original interment atMonumentCemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reintermentin 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery. | | Thomas Birch Florence (1812-1875) — also known asThomas B. Florence — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January26, 1812.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1851-61.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 3,1875 (age63 years, 158days).Original interment atMonumentCemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reintermentin 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery. | | John Hull Campbell (1800-1868) — of Pennsylvania. Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,October10, 1800.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1831;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1845-47.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January19, 1868 (age67 years, 101days).Original interment atMonumentCemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reintermentin 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery. | | James Landy (1813-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October13, 1813.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1857-59.DiedJuly 25,1875 (age61 years, 285days).Original interment atMonumentCemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reintermentin 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery. | | Charles Frederick Pracht (1880-1950) — also known asC. Frederick Pracht — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pitman,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,October20, 1880.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1943-45; defeated,1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1944.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1950(ageabout69 years).Interment at Lawnview Cemetery. | | Edwin Milton Abbott (1877-1940) — also known asEdwin M. Abbott — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 4,1877.Republican.Lawyer;poet;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1911-13; candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Pennsylvania,November8, 1940 (age63 years, 157days).Interment at Lawnview Cemetery.
St. DenisCemetery
South Auburn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Burrwood Daly (1872-1939) — also known asJ. Burrwood Daly — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February13, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1935-39; died inoffice 1939.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March12, 1939 (age67 years, 27days).Interment at St. Denis Cemetery.
Augustus LutheranChurch Cemetery
Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) — of Virginia; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October12, 1746.Democrat.Pastor;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army duringthe Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801(at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801);delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790;Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1796;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1802-07.Lutheran;laterEpiscopalian.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October1, 1807 (age60 years, 354days).Interment at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery. | | Francis Rawn Shunk (1788-1848) — also known asFrancis R. Shunk — of Pennsylvania. BornAugust7, 1788.Secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1839-42;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1845-48.DiedJuly 20,1848 (age59 years, 348days).Interment at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery. | | Samuel Gross (1776-1839) — of Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Upper Providence,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,November10, 1776.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1803-07; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1811-15;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1819-23 (1st District 1819-21,2nd District 1821-23).Died in Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,March19, 1839 (age62 years, 129days).Interment at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery.
LutheranCemetery
Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Fry Jr. (1802-1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 10,1802.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;MontgomeryCounty Clerk of Courts, 1830-33;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1835-39; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1853-54;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1857-60.Died in Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,November28, 1866 (age64 years, 171days).Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
Old Gulph Road
Near West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Matthew Henry McCloskey Jr. (1893-1973) — also known asMatthew H. McCloskey, Jr. — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,February26, 1893.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1954; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 1962-64.Catholic.Died in1973(ageabout80 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Henry Gorbey (1920-1977) — also known asJames H. Gorbey — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 30,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Chester, Pa., 1964-67; common pleas court judge inPennsylvania, 1968-70;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1970-77;died in office 1977.DiedOctober24, 1977 (age57 years, 86days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Thomas Durnin (1888-1963) — also known asJohn T. Durnin — of Lower Merion Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1888.Democrat.Furbuyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1940,1948.Died in1963(ageabout75 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Buchanan Holland (1857-1914) — also known asJames B. Holland — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Gwynedd Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,November14, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty District Attorney, 1893-96; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1896;served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1900-04;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1904-14;died in office 1914.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Conshohocken,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April24, 1914 (age56 years, 161days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) — of Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August9, 1870.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.Member,AmericanBankers Association;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married1896 to AnnaM. Rosenberry. |
St. ThomasEpiscopal Church Cemetery
Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (1901-1990) — also known asJoseph S. Clark, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October21, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; servedin the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968.Unitarian.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;American BarAssociation;UnitedWorld Federalists;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January12, 1990 (age88 years, 83days).Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery. | | Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known asFrancis Biddle — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born, in Paris,France,of American parents,May 9,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeOliverWendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41;U.S.Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1952.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Freemasons.Died, of aheartattack, in Wellfleet,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,October4, 1968 (age82 years, 148days).Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married,April27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson ofEdmundJenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; third great-grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCadwalader (1805-1879),EdmundRandolph andThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed ofEdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland,BenjaminHarrison andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnCadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose andPeterMyndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,BeverleyRandolph,CarterBassett Harrison,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andWilliamHenry Harrison; third cousin once removed ofHarryBartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,HenrySt. George Tucker andJohnScott Harrison; fourth cousin ofBoiesPenrose andSpencerPenrose; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936). | | | | Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Samuel Welsh (1864-1907) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April22, 1864.Insurancebusiness;banker;Consul-Generalfor Central America inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1897;HonoraryConsul-General for Guatemala inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1897-1900.Stricken withapoplexy,and died a few days later, in Watch Hill, Westerly,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,August9, 1907 (age43 years, 109days).Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery. |
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