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Solomon Newton Pettis (1827-1900) —
also known as S. Newton Pettis —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Lenox, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, October
10, 1827.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
justice
of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1868-69; U.S.
Minister to Bolivia, 1878-79.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., September
18, 1900 (age 72 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 21,
1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery.
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Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
1770.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23,
18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., January
12, 1826 (age about 55
years).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Greendale Cemetery; cenotaph
at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Dick (1794-1872) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 17,
1794.
Son of William Dick (died 1810) and Anna (McGunnegle) Dick
(1767-1848).
Merchant;
banker;
burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1830, 1834, 1850-51; Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1853-59 (24th District 1853-55,
25th District 1855-59); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1856.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., May 29,
1872 (age 77 years, 347
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Son of Samuel Penniman Bates (1827-1902) and Sarah Josephine (Bates)
Bates (1836-1907).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Darwin Abel Finney (1814-1868) —
also known as Darwin A. Finney —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Shrewsbury, Rutland
County, Vt., August
11, 1814.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1848; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-61 (20th District 1856-57, 27th District
1858-61); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1867-68; died in
office 1868.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
August
25, 1868 (age 54 years, 14
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John W. Howe (1801-1873) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Maine, 1801.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1849-53.
Died in 1873
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Stephen Barlow (1779-1845) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 13,
1779.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1827-29; member
of Pennsylvania state legislature.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
24, 1845 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Greendale Cemetery.
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John Wilson Farrelly (1809-1860) —
also known as John W. Farrelly —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., July 7,
1809.
Son of Patrick
Farrelly.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1837; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1837, 1839-41; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-44 (21st District 1842-43, 26th District
1844); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1847-49.
Died December
20, 1860 (age 51 years, 166
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Hiram Lawton Richmond (1810-1885) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 17,
1810.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1873-75.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1885 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Samuel Bernard Dick (1836-1907) —
also known as Samuel B. Dick —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
26, 1836.
Son of John
Dick and Jane A. (Torbett) Dick.
Republican. Banker;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania, 1864;
mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1870; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1879-81; railroad
builder; railroad
president; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., May 10,
1907 (age 70 years, 196
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Athelston Gaston (1838-1907) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Castile, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April 24,
1838.
Democrat. Mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1891; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1899-1901.
Accidentally
hit by gunshot
while on a hunting
trip at Lake Edward, Quebec,
September
23, 1907 (age 69 years, 152
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Gaylord Church (1811-1869) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
11, 1811.
Son of William Church and Wealthy (Palmer) Church.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840-42; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1842; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died September
29, 1869 (age 58 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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George Wallace Delamater (1849-1907) —
also known as George W. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., March 31,
1849.
Son of Susan (Town) Delamater (1820-1916) and George
Benjamin Delamater.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1877; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1878; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1880;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1887-90; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office at
the Diamond Banking Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 7,
1907 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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