Monroe County
Pennsylvania
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Monroe County
Pennsylvania
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monroe County
Index to Locations
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near White Haven, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Son of Samuel B. Palmer and Caroline (Albert) Palmer.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in which over 10,000
legal immigrants were arrested and held for deportation; most were
eventually released.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood Cemetery.
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John Brutzman Storm (1838-1901) —
also known as John B. Storm —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Hamilton Township, Monroe
County, Pa., September
19, 1838.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1871-75, 1883-87;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888.
Died August
13, 1901 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery.
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Joseph Horace Shull (1848-1944) —
also known as J. H. Shull —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Northampton
County, Pa., August
17, 1848.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1903-05; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1927.
Died in Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., August 9,
1944 (age 95 years, 358
days).
Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery.
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