The Political Graveyard: Lehigh County, Pa.

Lehigh County
Pennsylvania

Lehigh County information:

Population: 312,090 (2000); 291,130 (1990)
Land area 347 square miles.
County seat: Allentown
Lehigh County official web site.
Capital Impact: Lehigh County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Lehigh County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Lehigh County PAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Lehigh County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Northampton County
Southeast: Bucks County; Montgomery County
Southwest: Berks County
West: Schuylkill County
Northwest: Carbon County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Lehigh County
Politicians who were born in Lehigh County
Politicians who lived in Lehigh County
Politicians who died in Lehigh County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lehigh County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Lehigh County

(not intended to be complete)

Peter Newhard (Coroner, 1816-17) Arthur G. Dewalt (District Attorney, 1880-83)

Allentown Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

John Westbrook Hornbeck (1804-1848) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Jersey, 1804. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1847-48; died in office 1848. Died in 1848. Interment at Allentown Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Buck Boyle Park
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians formerly buried here:

Samuel McHose — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Republican. Mayor of Allentown, Pa., 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery; memorial monument at Buck Boyle Park.

City Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Peter Newhard (1783-1860) — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., July 26, 1783. Democrat. Hardware merchant; Lehigh County Coroner, 1816-17; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1817-19, 1824-25, 1829; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1839-43. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., February 19, 1860. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fairview Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

John Dodson Stiles (1822-1896) — also known as John D. Stiles — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1822. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1862-65, 1869-71 (7th District 1862-63, 6th District 1863-65, 1869-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864. Died in 1896. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Constantine Jacob Erdman (1846-1911) — also known as Constantine J. Erdman — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1846. Grandson of Jacob Erdman. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1893-97. Died in 1911. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline (1855-1911) — also known as Marcus C. L. Kline — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pa., March 26, 1855. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1903-07. Died March 10, 1911. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Arthur Granville Dewalt (1854-1931) — also known as Arthur G. Dewalt — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Bath, Northampton County, Pa., October 11, 1854. Son of Reuben Dewalt and Annie E. Dewalt. Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh County District Attorney, 1880-83; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1903-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904, 1908; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1909-10; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., October 26, 1931. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Clay Longnecker (1820-1871) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 17, 1820. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1867. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., September 16, 1871. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Soloman Biery (1839-1904) — also known as James S. Biery — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born near Emlenton, Venango County, Pa., March 2, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1873-75. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., December 3, 1904. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner (1889-1960) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., June 1, 1889. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1931-33. Died May 3, 1960. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harry Clay Trexler — also known as Harry C. Trexler — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Grandview Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Oliver Walter Frey (1887-1939) — also known as Oliver W. Frey — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1887. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1933-39. Died in 1939. Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Greenwood Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) — also known as Charles L. Gerlach — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., September 14, 1895. Married, November 16, 1916, to Florence I. Hillegas. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1936-37; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45, 8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Moose. Died in 1947. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Union and West End Cemetery
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Henry Wilson (1778-1826) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1778. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1823-26; died in office 1826. Died in 1826. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Augustus Bridges (1802-1884) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., January 27, 1802. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1848-49, 1853-55, 1877-79 (6th District 1848-49, 7th District 1853-55, 10th District 1877-79). Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., January 14, 1884. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Fry, Jr. (1781-1860) — of Fryburg, Clarion County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1781. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1827-31. Died in 1860. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry King (1790-1861) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., July 6, 1790. Brother of Thomas Butler King; uncle of John Floyd King. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1826; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1831-35. Died July 13, 1861. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
- See also King family of Massachusetts and Georgia
- See also: congressional biography.
William Henry Sowden (1840-1907) — also known as William H. Sowden — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in England, June 6, 1840. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1885-89. Died in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., March 3, 1907. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Fred Ewing Lewis (1865-1949) — also known as Fred E. Lewis — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., February 8, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; president, Merchants National Bank and Dime Savings and Trust Co.; mayor of Allentown, Pa., 1896-99, 1902-05, 1932-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1913-15. Died June 27, 1949. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Evan Holben — of Lehigh County, Pa. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1877-82. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery.
Samuel McHose — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Republican. Mayor of Allentown, Pa., 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868. Interment at Union and West End Cemetery; memorial monument at Buck Boyle Park.

Fairview Cemetery
Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Alexander N. Ulrich (1853-1910) — of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., February 10, 1853. Married, July 11, 1878, to Irene Fuller. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Died in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pa., December 30, 1910. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Blue Church Cemetery
Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Erdman (1801-1867) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1801. Grandfather of Constantine Jacob Erdman. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1845-47. Died in 1867. Interment at Blue Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Paul's Blue Church Cemetery
Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Franklin Herbert Lichtenwalter (1910-1973) — also known as Franklin H. Lichtenwalter — of Center Valley, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Palmerton, Carbon County, Pa., March 28, 1910. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1933; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1947-51. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., March 4, 1973. Interment at St. Paul's Blue Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Woodland Cemetery
Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Buchecker Cooper (1823-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pa., December 29, 1823. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1861-62; died in office 1862. Died in Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pa., April 4, 1862. Interment at Woodland Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Trexlertown Cemetery
Trexlertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) — also known as Fred B. Gernerd — of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1879. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928. Died in 1948. Interment at Trexlertown Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fairview Cemetery
West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr. (1894-1951) — also known as Albert C. Vaughn — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1894. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1951; died in office 1951. Died in Fullerton, Lehigh County, Pa., September 1, 1951. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Lehigh County

Politicians who were born in Lehigh County

Politicians who lived in Lehigh County

Politicians who died in Lehigh County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lehigh County