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Simon Cameron (1799-1889) —
also known as "The Czar of
Pennsylvania" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 8,
1799.
Son of Charles Cameron and Martha (Pfoutz) Cameron.
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1829-30; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77; resigned
1861, 1877; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1861-62; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1862.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 26,
1889 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) —
also known as J. Donald Cameron —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Middletown, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1833.
Son of Simon
Cameron and Margaret (Brua) Cameron.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
president, Northern Central Railroad,
1863-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868,
1880;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1876-77; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1877-97; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1879-80.
Died in Lancaster
County, Pa., August
30, 1918 (age 85 years, 108
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William Findlay (1768-1846) —
of Franklintown, York
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 20,
1768.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1797; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1807-17; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1817-20; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1821-27.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
12, 1846 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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George Wolf (1777-1840) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Allen Township, Northampton
County, Pa., August
12, 1777.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1824-29; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1829-35; defeated, 1835; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1838-40.
Died March 11,
1840 (age 62 years, 212
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
31, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1819; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1836-38; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1839-45.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August 6,
1867 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821-1889) —
also known as Jacob S. Haldeman —
of New Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born October
13, 1821.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1853-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1861-64.
Died in 1889
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Son of John C. Kunkel and Louisa (Sergeant) Kunkel.
Republican. Banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Andre Hanna (1762-1805) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1762.
Delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1787; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1791; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805 (6th District
1797-1803, 4th District 1803-05); died in office 1805.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 23,
1805 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847-1913) —
also known as Marlin E. Olmsted —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1913 (14th District
1897-1903, 18th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in 1913
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Jesse Miller (1800-1850) —
of Landisburg, Perry
County, Pa.
Born near Landisburg, Perry
County, Pa., 1800.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1826-28; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1828-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1833-36; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1845-48.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
20, 1850 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Robert Harris (1768-1851) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harris Ferry (now Harrisburg), Dauphin
County, Pa., September
5, 1768.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1823-27.
Died September
3, 1851 (age 82 years, 363
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Edward Ensinger Beidleman (1873-1929) —
also known as Edward E. Beidleman —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 8,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-08; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1913-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1926.
Died April 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Christian Kunkel (1816-1870) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
18, 1816.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1844; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1852-54; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1855-59.
Died October
14, 1870 (age 54 years, 26
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831-1886) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 19,
1831.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1869-73.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
1, 1886 (age 55 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Luther Reily (1794-1854) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, October
7, 1794.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1837-39.
Died February
20, 1854 (age 59 years, 136
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William Henry Miller (1829-1870) —
also known as William Miller —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1829.
Son of Jesse
Miller.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1863-65; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in 1870
(age about
41 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833-1918) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864,
1896;
member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1871-73.
Died in 1918
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John James Pearson (1800-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., October
25, 1800.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1836-37; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1837-41.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 30,
1888 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William B. Hart (d. 1889) —
of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1888-89; died in office 1889.
Died November
9, 1889.
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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