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John Tod (1779-1830) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1810-13; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1815-17; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-24 (8th District 1821-23,
13th District 1823-24); common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 16th
District, 1824-27; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1827.
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., March 27,
1830 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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Job Mann (1795-1873) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Bethel Township, Bedford County (now Fulton
County), Pa., March 31,
1795.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1835-37, 1847-51 (18th District
1835-37, 19th District 1847-51); Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1842-45.
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., October
8, 1873 (age 78 years, 191
days).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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John Cessna (1821-1893) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 29,
1821.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1850-51, 1862-63, 1892; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856,
1860;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1865; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1869-71, 1873-75.
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., December
13, 1893 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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George Burd (1793-1844) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1793.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-35 (13th District 1831-33,
18th District 1833-35).
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., January
13, 1844 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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John Merriman Reynolds (1848-1933) —
also known as John M. Reynolds —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, May 5,
1848.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1873-74;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1905-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1911-15.
Died September
14, 1933 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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James McPherson Russell (1786-1870) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1841-43.
Died in 1870
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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Samuel Lyon Russell (1816-1891) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1816.
Son of James
McPherson Russell.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1853-55.
Died in 1891
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bedford Cemetery.
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