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Snyder County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Snyder County

Index to Locations Beaver SpringsAdamsburg Cemetery BeavertownUnion Cemetery SelinsgroveNew Lutheran Cemetery SelinsgroveOld Lutheran Cemetery AdamsburgCemetery Beaver Springs, Snyder County, Pennsylvania Ammon Monroe Aurand (1870-1956) — also known asA. M. Aurand — of Beaver Springs,SnyderCounty, Pa.; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Beaver Springs,SnyderCounty, Pa.,September3, 1870.Republican.Newspapereditor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896;bookstoreowner.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 22,1956 (age85 years, 293days).Interment at Adamsburg Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Ner Middleswarth (1783-1865) — of Beavertown,SnyderCounty, Pa.Born in New Jersey,December12, 1783.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1815-41; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1848;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1853-55; countyjudge in Pennsylvania, 1858.Dutchancestry.Died in Beavertown,SnyderCounty, Pa.,June 2,1865 (age81 years, 172days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

John Snyder (1793-1850) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Selinsgrove,SnyderCounty, Pa.,January29, 1793.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1841-43.Died in Selinsgrove,SnyderCounty, Pa.,August15, 1850 (age57 years, 198days).Interment at New Lutheran Cemetery.

Simon Snyder (1759-1819) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November9, 1759.Democrat.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1797;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1808-17; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1818-19; died in office 1819.Died in Selinsgrove,SnyderCounty, Pa.,November9, 1819 (age60 years, 0days).Interment at Old Lutheran Cemetery.

	Snyder County,Pa. is named for him.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography

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