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Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) —
also known as Thomas L. Hamer —
of Ohio.
Born in Northumberland
County, Pa., 1800.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1825; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1828;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; served in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Died in the military service at Monterrey, Nuevo
León, December
2, 1846 (age about 46
years).
Original interment somewhere
in near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Archibald Yell (1797-1847) —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in North Carolina, 1797.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; federal
judge, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1836-39, 1845-46; resigned
1846; Governor of
Arkansas, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War.
Killed in the Mexican War Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico,
February
22, 1847 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
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John J. Hardin (1810-1847) —
of Illinois.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
6, 1810.
Son of Martin
Davis Hardin.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1843-45; served in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Killed at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico,
February
23, 1847 (age 37 years, 48
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Robert Hanna Hammond (1791-1847) —
also known as Robert H. Hammond —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 28,
1791.
Northumberland
County Register and Recorder; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1837-41; served
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Wounded during the Mexican War; ordered home on sick leave,
but died of his wounds en route, aboard the
steamship Orleans, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, June 2,
1847 (age 56 years, 35
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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Pierce Mason Butler (1798-1847) —
also known as Pierce M. Butler —
of South Carolina.
Born April 11,
1798.
Son of William
Butler (1759-1821) and Behethland (Moore) Butler.
Governor
of South Carolina, 1836-38; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War.
Killed in action at Battle of Churubusco, Distrito
Federal, August
20, 1847 (age 49 years, 131
days).
Interment somewhere
in Edgefield, S.C.
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Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847) —
also known as Robert M. Echols —
of Walton
County, Ga.
Born near Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., 1798.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1824-29; member of Georgia
state senate, 1830-44; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War.
Killed in action when he fell from
his horse during battle, at National Bridge (Puente Nacional), near
Veracruz, Veracruz,
December
3, 1847 (age about 49
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Mexico; reinterment at a
private or family graveyard, Walton County, Ga.
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