Selected officials of Lycoming County

(not intended to be complete)

James Gamble (County Treasurer, 1834-36) James Gamble (Common Pleas Judge, 1868-78) Henry G. Hager (District Attorney, 1964-68) Allen E. Ertel (District Attorney, 1968-76)

Politicians who were born in Lycoming County

• No city given: Robert P. Allen 1835
• Near Halls Station: Norman Hall 1829
• Near Hughesville: Charles W. Sones 1859
• Jersey Shore: James Gamble 1809
• Pennsboro: John Bell 1796
• Warrensville: Edgar R. Kiess 1875
• Washington Township: Henry C. McCormick 1844
• Williamsport: Alexander Cummings 1810 James Hepburn Campbell 1820 William H. Armstrong 1824 James H. Huling 1844 J. Harold Grady 1917 Fred Speaker c.1930 Henry G. Hager 1934 Allen E. Ertel 1937
• See also Pa. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Lycoming County

• No city given: Robert P. Allen - William H. Armstrong - J. Henry Cochran - William W. Hart - Perry M. Paulhamus - John G. Snowden - Charles W. Sones - Fred M. Sprout - Harvey W. Whitehead
• Hughesville: Pauline R. Montgomery
• Jersey Shore: Katherine S. Carpenter - James Gamble
• Montoursville: Donald L. Ault - Allen E. Ertel - Harry Keyte, Jr. - John W. Van Horn
• Muncy: Alvin Bush - Richard R. Edwards
• Newberry: Lindsay Mehaffey
• South Williamsport: Bert Boyd - Warren Clyde Harer - Leonard Holt
• Williamsport:
  • Lived in Williamsport, 1800-1899: John B. Beck - Hiram Keller - Henry C. McCormick
  • Lived in Williamsport, 1900-1999: Robert Fleming Allen - Herbert T. Ames - Quinton E. Beauge - William P. Beeber - Paul Berger - Ambrose Campana - Emerson Collins - Elias Deemer - Edith B. DeWitt - Dean R. Fisher - E. Lee Fogelman - David M. Gerry - Hugh Gilmore - Henry G. Hager - Charles Hallow - Clifford L. Harman - George K. Harris - Ben Hirsh - Archibald M. Hoagland - H. Elizabeth Hoffman - Otto Kaupp - Edgar R. Kiess - Harry J. W. Kiessling - James N. Kline - Raymond M. Knaur - Margaret H. Lamade - Thomas H. Levering - J. B. Matthews - Patrick A. McGowan - Clarence L. Peaslee - Allen P. Perley - Harry W. Pyles - Charles J. Reilly - Walter E. Ritter - Paul A. Rothfuss - Theresa Skehan - Ira F. Smith - Harrison C. Sortman - Ralph W. Thorne - George B. Wolf - Charles D. Wolfe
• See also Pa. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Lycoming County

• Williamsport: Joseph Biles Anthony 1851 William Fisher Packer 1870 James Gamble 1883 Elias Deemer 1918 Byron B. Harlan 1949 Alvin Bush 1959
• See also Pa. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lycoming County

• Halls Station Hall's Burying Ground
• Hughesville Pleasant Hill Cemetery
• Jersey Shore Jersey Shore Cemetery
• Montoursville Montoursville Cemetery
• Montoursville Twin Hills Cemetery
• Muncy Muncy Cemetery
• Williamsport Wildwood Cemetery
• Williamsport Williamsport Cemetery

Politicians buried here:

• Norman Hall (1829-1917) — of Sharon, Mercer County, Pa. Born near Halls Station, Lycoming County, Pa., November 17, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1887-89. Died in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., September 29, 1917. Interment at Hall's Burying Ground.
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• Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944) — also known as Charles W. Sones — of Lycoming County, Pa. Born near Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pa., June 10, 1859. Democrat. Lumber business; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1911-30, 1933-38. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died December 16, 1944. Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
  
  

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• Charles Memorial Hamilton (1840-1875) — of Florida. Born in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pa., November 1, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from Florida, 1868-71 (at-large 1868-69, 6th District 1869-71). Died in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pa., October 22, 1875. Interment at Jersey Shore Cemetery.
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• Isaac Smith (1761-1834) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1761. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1813-15. Died in 1834. Interment at Jersey Shore Cemetery.
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• Paul A. Rothfuss (c.1894-1975) — of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Died August 13, 1975. Cremated; ashes interred at Montoursville Cemetery.
  
  

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• Alvin Ray Bush (1893-1959) — also known as Alvin Bush — of Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pa., June 4, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile repair business; owner of a bus line; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-59 (15th District 1951-53, 17th District 1953-59); died in office 1959. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 5, 1959. Interment at Twin Hills Cemetery.
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• William Cox Ellis (1787-1871) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1787. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-25 (10th District 1821-23, 9th District 1823-25); member of Pennsylvania state legislature. Died in 1871. Interment at Muncy Cemetery.
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• Edgar Raymond Kiess (1875-1930) — also known as Edgar R. Kiess — of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Warrensville, Lycoming County, Pa., August 26, 1875. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1904-10; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-30 (15th District 1913-23, 16th District 1923-30); died in office 1930. Died July 20, 1930. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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• James Gamble (1809-1883) — of Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pa., January 28, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; Lycoming County Treasurer, 1834-36; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (13th District 1851-53, 15th District 1853-55); Clearfield County President Judge, 1859-60; Lycoming County Common Pleas Judge, 1868-78. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., February 22, 1883. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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• Henry Clay McCormick (1844-1902) — also known as Henry C. McCormick — of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pa., June 30, 1844. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1887-91; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1895. Died May 26, 1902. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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• Elias Deemer (1838-1918) — of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Born near Durham, Bucks County, Pa., January 3, 1838. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-07 (16th District 1901-03, 15th District 1903-07); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., March 29, 1918. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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• Herman Theodore Schneebeli (1907-1982) — also known as Herman T. Schneebeli — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., July 7, 1907. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1960-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 6, 1982. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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• J. Henry Cochran — of Lycoming County, Pa. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1895-1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896. Entombed in mausoleum at Wildwood Cemetery.
  
  

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• William Fisher Packer (1807-1870) — of Pennsylvania. Born April 2, 1807. Son of James Packer and Charity (Bye) Packer; married, December 24, 1828, to Mary Vanderbelt. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1835; Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1842-45; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1847-48; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1849; president, Susquehanna Railroad, 1852-54; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1858-61. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., September 27, 1870. Interment at Williamsport Cemetery.
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• Joseph Biles Anthony (1795-1851) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 19, 1795. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1830-33; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1833-37; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1844-51; died in office 1851. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., January 10, 1851. Interment at Williamsport Cemetery.
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