Bucks County
Pennsylvania
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Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bucks County
Index to Locations
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Caleb Newbold Taylor (1813-1887) —
also known as Caleb N. Taylor —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, July 27,
1813.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856,
1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1867-69, 1870-71.
Died November
15, 1887 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
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William Rodman (1757-1824) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1757.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1811-13.
Died in 1824
(age about
67 years).
Interment at St. James Burying Ground.
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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (1776-1849) —
also known as Thomas A. Cooper —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in London, England,
1776.
Actor;
U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1844-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa., April 21,
1849 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St. James Burying Ground.
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John Davis (1788-1878) —
of Davisville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Solebury Township, Bucks
County, Pa., August 7,
1788.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1839-41.
Died in Davisville, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1878 (age 89 years, 237
days).
Interment at Davisville Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Thomas Ross (1806-1865) —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1806.
Son of John
Ross.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1849-53.
Died in 1865
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Doylestown Cemetery.
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Robert Morris Yardley (1850-1902) —
also known as Robert M. Yardley —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Yardley, Bucks
County, Pa., October
9, 1850.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1887-91.
Died in Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa., December
8, 1902 (age 52 years, 60
days).
Interment at Doylestown Cemetery.
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Miriam Watson James (d. 1926) —
also known as Miriam W. James —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Female.
Died in 1926.
Interment at Doylestown Cemetery.
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Henry Chapman (1804-1891) —
of Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., February
4, 1804.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1844-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1857-59.
Died near Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 11,
1891 (age 87 years, 66
days).
Interment at Doylestown Presbyterian Churchyard.
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John Pugh (1761-1842) —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1761.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1805-09.
Died in 1842
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Samuel A. Smith (1795-1861) —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Harrow, Bucks
County, Pa., 1795.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1829-33; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 4th District, 1841-43.
Died in Point Pleasant, Bucks
County, Pa., May 15,
1861 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
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William Godshalk (1817-1891) —
of New Britain, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in East Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., October
25, 1817.
Republican. State court judge in Pennsylvania, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1879-83.
Died February
6, 1891 (age 73 years, 104
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
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William Henry Witte (1817-1876) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Jersey, 1817.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1853-55.
Died in 1876
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Durham Cemetery.
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Reuben Knecht Bachman (1834-1911) —
also known as Reuben K. Bachman —
of Durham, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Williams Township, Northampton
County, Pa., August 6,
1834.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1879-81.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., September
19, 1911 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Durham Cemetery.
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Mathias Morris (1787-1839) —
of Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1787.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1828-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1835-39.
Died in 1839
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Hilltown Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961) —
also known as Joseph R. Grundy —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
13, 1863.
Son of William H. Grundy and Mary Lamb (Ridgway) Grundy.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1908,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1929-30.
Quaker.
Died in 1961
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Beechwood Cemetery.
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Clarence Jay Buckman (1879-1943) —
also known as Clarence J. Buckman —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Middletown Township, Bucks
County, Pa., October
31, 1879.
Son of John B. Buckman and Sarah Ann Dickinson (Hibbs) Buckman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1909-10; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1911-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died in Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa., February
18, 1943 (age 63 years, 110
days).
Interment at Middletown Friends Cemetery.
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Ada L. Buckman (1890-1982) —
also known as Ada Cornelia Luedinghaus; Mrs. Clarence J.
Buckman —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
24, 1890.
Daughter of Henry J. Luedinghaus and Cornelia Engel (Reller)
Luedinghaus.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928,
1944,
1948.
Female.
Died in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., June 22,
1982 (age 91 years, 302
days).
Interment at Middletown Friends Cemetery.
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Thomas Buchanan Stockham, Jr. (1883-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Stockham —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born October
8, 1883.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-48; died in office 1948.
Died June 4,
1948 (age 64 years, 240
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Karl Clarence King (1897-1974) —
also known as Karl C. King —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Plevna, Reno
County, Kan., January
26, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1951-57; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Died April 16,
1974 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at Newtown Cemetery.
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John Joseph Lincoln, Sr. (1865-1948) —
also known as John J. Lincoln —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born near Rising Sun, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
11, 1865.
Republican. Mining engineer;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928.
Quaker.
Died in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
28, 1948 (age 82 years, 109
days).
Interment at Newtown Cemetery.
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Michael Hutchinson Jenks (1795-1867) —
of Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Bridgetown Mills, Bucks
County, Pa., May 21,
1795.
Whig. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1838-43; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1843-45; defeated,
1844.
Died in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., October
16, 1867 (age 72 years, 148
days).
Interment at Newtown Friends Meeting Cemetery.
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Samuel Carey Bradshaw (1809-1872) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead, Bucks
County, Pa., June 10,
1809.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1855-57.
Died in Quakertown, Bucks
County, Pa., June 9,
1872 (age 62 years, 365
days).
Interment at Friends Burial Ground.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Son of Emanuel S. Wene and Mary J. (Killy) Wene.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Redmen; Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust Grove Cemetery.
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Paul H. Applebach —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896.
Interment at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
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Henry Wynkoop (1737-1816) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Northampton Township, Bucks
County, Pa., March 2,
1737.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1779-82; state court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1783-89; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91.
Died in Bucks
County, Pa., March 25,
1816 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Interment at Low Dutch Reformed Church Graveyard.
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Samuel Delucenna Ingham (1779-1860) —
also known as Samuel D. Ingham —
of New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa., September
16, 1779.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1806; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1813-18, 1822-29 (6th District
1813-18, 7th District 1822-23, 8th District 1823-25, 7th District
1825-27, 8th District 1827-29); secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1819-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-31.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 5,
1860 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Interment at Solebury Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Robert Ramsey (1780-1849) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Warminster, Bucks
County, Pa., February
15, 1780.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1825-31; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1833-35, 1841-43.
Died in Warwick, Bucks
County, Pa., December
12, 1849 (age 69 years, 300
days).
Interment at Neshaminy Cemetery.
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John Chapman (1740-1800) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wrightstown, Bucks
County, Pa., October
18, 1740.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1797-99.
Died in Upper Makefield, Bucks
County, Pa., January
27, 1800 (age 59 years, 101
days).
Interment at Friends' Burying Ground.
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