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Tioga County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Tioga County

Index to Locations

BlossburgArbon Cemetery

MansfieldProspect Cemetery

Potter BrookPotter Brook Cemetery

WellsboroWellsboro Cemetery

ArbonCemetery
Blossburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) — also known asWilliam B. Wilson — of Blossburg,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in Blantyre,Scotland,April2, 1862.Democrat.Miner;secretary-treasurer,United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.Member,UnitedMine Workers.Diedona train near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 25,1934 (age72 years, 53days).Interment at Arbon Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Adam Wilson and Helen (Bauchop) Wilson; married to AgnesWilliamson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

ProspectCemetery
Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

John H. Doane — of Mansfield,TiogaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916.Interment at Prospect Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Potter BrookCemetery
Potter Brook, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Butler B. Strang (b. 1829) — of Westfield,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in New York,1829.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1872-76 (16th District 1872-74, 25th District1875-76).Interment at Potter Brook Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Betsey C. Douglas.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

WellsboroCemetery
Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

John Inscho Mitchell (1838-1907) — also known asJohn I. Mitchell — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born inTiogaCounty, Pa.,July 28,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;TiogaCounty District Attorney, 1868-71;newspapereditor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Tioga County, 1872-76;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1877-81;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1881-87; common pleas court judge inPennsylvania 4th District, 1888-99; superior court judge inPennsylvania, 1900.Died in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,August20, 1907 (age69 years, 23days).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

William Alexis Stone (1846-1920) — also known asWilliam A. Stone — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Delmar Township,TiogaCounty, Pa.,April18, 1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;TiogaCounty District Attorney, 1875-77;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-86;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1891-98; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1896;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1899-1903.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 1,1920 (age73 years, 318days).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Israel Stone and Amanda Ann (Howe) Stone.
		StoneHall(built 1964), at theUniversityof Pennsylvania,UniversityPark, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
		Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913)

Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born inTiogaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofTioga County Republican Party, 1894;TiogaCounty District Attorney, 1895-1903; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1905-09;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1938(ageabout72 years).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Dunsmore and Janet (Bird) Dunsmore; married,May 17,1894, to Sarah E. Ball.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Stephen Fowler Wilson (1821-1897) — also known asStephen F. Wilson — of Pennsylvania. Born in Columbia Township,BradfordCounty, Pa.,September4, 1821.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1863-65 (11th District 1863-64, 13th District1865); delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1864;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1865-69; districtjudge in Pennsylvania 4th District, 1871-81, 1887-89;justice ofNew Mexico territorial supreme court, 1884.Died in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,March30, 1897 (age75 years, 207days).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

Henry Sherwood (1813-1896) — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October9, 1813.Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1871-73;president, Wellsboro & LawrencevilleRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1880.Died in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1896 (age83 years, 32days).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

Horace Billings Packer (1851-1940) — also known asHorace B. Packer — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,October11, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Tioga County, 1885-88; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 25th District, 1889-92;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1897-1901;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1916;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924.Died in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,April13, 1940 (age88 years, 185days).Entombed at Wellsboro Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Dr. Nelson Packer and Mary (McDougall) Packer; first cousin fourtimes removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin twice removed ofLorenzoBurrows andWilliamWaigstill Avery.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Mortimer Fitzland Elliott (1839-1920) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,September24, 1839.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1883-85.Died in Mansfield,TiogaCounty, Pa.,August5, 1920 (age80 years, 316days).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

G. Mason Owlett (1892-1956) — of Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.Born in Wellsboro,TiogaCounty, Pa.,June 13,1892.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president, Tioga CountyBellTelephone Co. and TiogaWaterWorks Co.; secretary and director, HighlandMilkCondensing Co.; director, TiogaSavings &Trust Co., GeneralDrop ForgeCo. of Buffalo;chair ofTioga County Republican Party, 1928-32; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 25th District, 1933-40; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1936-40; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1940(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1944,1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,CredentialsCommittee).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1956(ageabout64 years).Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof Edward Howland Owlett and Ida (Wells) Owlett; married,June 20,1918, to Sue Berkey.

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