Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County information:
- Population: 750,097 (2000); 678,111 (1990)
- Land area 483 square miles.
- County seat: Norristown
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(not intended to be complete)
Irving
P. Wanger (District Attorney, 1881-83)
Irving
P. Wanger (District Attorney, 1887-89)
Joseph
M. Hoeffel (County Commissioner, 1992-98)
Private or family graveyards
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Jonathan Roberts (1771-1854) — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1771.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1811-14; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1814-21. Died in 1854.
Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- Timothy Matlack (1730-1829) — of Pennsylvania. Born
in Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J., 1730.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1777-83; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780. Died in
Holmesburg (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 14,
1829. Original interment at Free
Quaker Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1905 at
at a private or family graveyard.
- Samuel Henderson (1764-1841) — of Pennsylvania. Born
in England,
November
27, 1764. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1814-15. Died November
17, 1841. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
Presbyterian Cemetery
Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Joel Keith Mann (1780-1857) — of Pennsylvania. Born
in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., August 1,
1780. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1817-20; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1824-29; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1831-35. Died in
Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
28, 1857. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
Upper Dublin Lutheran Church
Cemetery
Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- John Benton Sterigere (1793-1852) — also known as
John B. Sterigere — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1793.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1827-31. Died in
1852.
Interment at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church Cemetery.
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1992
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Joseph Hampton Moore (1864-1950) — also known as
J. Hampton Moore — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 8,
1864. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1906, 1907-20; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1920-24, 1932-36; defeated, 1927; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1950. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853-1937) — also known as
Edwin S. Stuart — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
28, 1853. Son of Hugh Stuart and Anna (Newman) Stuart.
Republican. Bookseller;
publisher;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884,
1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1896,
1908;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-95; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1907-11; director, Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania; director, Diamond States Telephone
Company. Died March 21,
1937. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) — also known as
Harry A. Mackey — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869. Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey;
married, February
1, 1900, to Ida Boner. Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32. Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Foresters;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Redmen; Phi
Kappa Psi. Died in 1938.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Robert Eneas Lamberton (1886-1941) — also known as
Robert E. Lamberton — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa., September
14, 1886. Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1940-41; died in office 1941. Died August
22, 1941. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Robert Emory Pattison (1850-1904) — also known as
Robert E. Pattison — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Quantico, Wicomico
County, Md., December
8, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1883-87, 1891-95; defeated, 1902; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1895. Died August 1,
1904. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- William Scott Vare (1867-1934) — also known as
William S. Vare — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
24, 1867. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1912-23, 1923-27;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1922-23; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1927-29. Political boss of
Philadelphia in the 1920's; unseated
as U.S. Senator in 1929 over charges
of corruption and fraud in his election. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August 7,
1934. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) — of Wynnewood,
Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892. Son of John Cromwell Bell and Fleurette deBenneville
(Myers) Bell; married, June 29,
1918, to Sarah Andrews Baker. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72. Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the
Revolution; Delta
Psi. Died March 18,
1974. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) — also known as
William I. Schaffer — of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1867. Son of George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer;
married to Susan A. Cross. Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1893-1900; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43. Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League. Died in 1953.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Charles O'Neill (1821-1893) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1821.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1863-71, 1873-93;
died in office 1893. Died November
25, 1893. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Alfred Crout Harmer (1825-1900) — also known as
Alfred C. Harmer — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August 8,
1825. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1871-75,
1877-1900; died in office 1900. Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 6,
1900. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941) — also known as
Harry C. Ransley — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
5, 1863. Son of Robert H. Ransley and Mary A. (Irvin) Ransley;
married, March 31,
1902, to Harrie Dilks. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
Philadelphia
County Sheriff, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1920-37 (3rd District 1920-33,
1st District 1933-37). Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
7, 1941. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- George Austin Welsh (1878-1970) — also known as
George A. Welsh — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born near Bay View, Cecil
County, Md., August 9,
1878. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1923-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1932-57;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., October
22, 1970. Cremated; ashes
interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., March 5,
1794. State court judge in Pennsylvania, 1833; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70. Presbyterian.
Died September
25, 1870. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr. (1901-1985) — also known
as Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. — of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Eddystone, Delaware
County, Pa., April 6,
1901. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1944-57 (17th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-53, 13th District 1953-57). Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 11,
1985. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) — also known
as George W. Edmonds — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864. Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger)
Edmonds; married, June 14,
1899, to Julia H. Riley; brother of Franklin
Spencer Edmonds. Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Reuben Osborne Moon (1847-1919) — also known as
Reuben O. Moon — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Burlington
County, N.J., July 22,
1847. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903-13; defeated,
1912. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1919. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Green Adams (1812-1884) — of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky. Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
20, 1812. Uncle of George
Madison Adams. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1839; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1847-49, 1859-61;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1851-56. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
18, 1884. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (1839-1917) — of New
Jersey. Born in New York, 1839.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1889-95. Died in 1917.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Benjamin Markley Boyer (1823-1887) — of
Pennsylvania. Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
22, 1823. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1865-69. Died in
Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
16, 1887. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Peter Edward Costello (1854-1935) — also known as
Peter E. Costello — of Torresdale, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 27,
1854. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1915-21. Died in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1935. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Franklin John Maloney (1899-1958) — also known as
Franklin J. Maloney — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 29,
1899. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948. Protestant.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
15, 1958. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- John Reilly (1836-1904) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1836.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1875-77. Died in
1904.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873-1945) — also
known as John R. K. Scott — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1873.
Father of Hardie
Scott. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1915-19. Died in 1945.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Joseph Earlston Thropp (1847-1927) — also known as
Joseph E. Thropp — of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1899-1901. Died
in 1927.
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- James Miller Hazlett (1864-1941) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), October
14, 1864. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927. Died in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
8, 1941. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Charles D. Burk (1856-1916) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 6,
1856. Brother of Henry
Burk and Alfred
E. Burk. Republican. Leather
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1916. Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1864. Brother of Henry
Burk and Charles
D. Burk. Republican. Leather
business; with his brother Louis, developed and owned the Garden
Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1921. Original interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in
mausoleum at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 17,
1848. Son of Charlemagne Tower and Amelia (Bartle) Tower;
married, February
8, 1888, to Helen Smith. Republican. Lawyer;
president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad;
managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Member, American
Philosophical Society. Died February
24, 1923. Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery;
reinterment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, N.Y.
Unknown Location
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- William Roscoe Kintner (1915-1997) — also known as
William R. Kintner — Born in 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1973-75. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations. Co-founder, with Robert
Strausz-Hupé, of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in
Philadelphia. Died of cancer, February
1, 1997. Interment somewhere.
Bryn Athyn Cathedral Graveyard
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Bryn Athyn Cemetery
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Samuel M. Vauclain — of Pennsylvania. Republican.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
Church of the Resurrection
Cemetery
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) — also known as
George H. Earle — of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Devon, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1890. Great-grandson of Thomas
Earle; son of Catherine Hansell (French) Earle and George
Howard Earle, Jr.; married, January
20, 1916, to Huberta Potter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy
during World War I; sugar
business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Died December
30, 1974. Interment at Church of the Resurrection Cemetery.
Wentz's Reformed Church Cemetery
Center Point, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
St. Paul's Church Cemetery
Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Daniel Alexander Sutherland (1869-1955) — also known
as Dan A. Sutherland — of Ruby, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska; Juneau,
Alaska. Born in Pleasant Bay, Nova
Scotia, April 17,
1869. Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1913-22; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1921-31. Died in
Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 24,
1955. Cremated; ashes
interred at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) — also known as
Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid"; "The
Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino"; "The
General" — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1920. Police
officer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic
primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election
1991. Italian
ancestry. Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 16,
1991. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Francis John Myers (1901-1956) — also known as
Francis J. Myers — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1901. Married to Catharine M. Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1939-45; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action. Died in 1956.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Michael Donohoe (1864-1958) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland,
February
22, 1864. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1911-15; candidate
for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1958. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- William Joseph Green, Jr. (1910-1963) — also known
as William J. Green, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1910. Father of William
Joseph Green III. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1946; died in office 1963; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1963. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- John B. Kelly — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Father of Grace Kelly. Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1935; chair of
Philadelphia County Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1956.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- James Joseph Connolly (1881-1952) — also known as
James J. Connolly — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
24, 1881. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1921-35. Died in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1952. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- James Aloysius Byrne (1906-1980) — also known as
James A. Byrne — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 22,
1906. Married, June 7,
1939, to M. Virginia Mullin. Democrat. Funeral
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936,
1956
(alternate); member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1953-73. Catholic.
Died September
3, 1980. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- William McAleer (1838-1912) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
6, 1838. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1886-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,
1897-1901; defeated, 1900, 1900. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1912. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Henry Burk (1850-1903) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
September
26, 1850. Brother of Charles
D. Burk and Alfred
E. Burk. Republican. Leather
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died in
office 1903. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1903. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Francis Raphael Smith (1911-1982) — also known as
Francis R. Smith — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1911. Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1938; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1941-43; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1956. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
9, 1982. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- James Washington Logue (1863-1925) — also known as
J. Washington Logue — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
22, 1863. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1913-15; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1918. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1925. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Clare Gerald Fenerty (1895-1952) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 25,
1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1935-37; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1939-52; died in office 1952. Died in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 1,
1952. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- James Patrick McNichol (d. 1917) — also known as
James P. McNichol — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1916.
Died in 1917.
Entombed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Friends Meeting Burial Ground
Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Church of the Messiah Cemetery
Gwynedd Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Charles Edward Ingersoll (1860-1932) — of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1860. First cousin thrice removed of Jonathan
Ingersoll; great-grandson of Jared
Ingersoll; grandson of Charles
Jared Ingersoll; grandnephew of Joseph
Reed Ingersoll; second cousin twice removed of Ralph
Isaacs Ingersoll and Charles
Anthony Ingersoll; fourth cousin once removed of Laman
Ingersoll; son of Edward Ingersoll (1817-1893) and Anna Chester
(Warren) Ingersoll (1826-1891); third cousin once removed of Colin
Macrae Ingersoll and Charles
Roberts Ingersoll; married, December
23, 1886, to Henrietta Auchinuty Sturgis; fourth cousin of George
Pratt Ingersoll. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1902. Died in 1932.
Interment at Church of the Messiah Cemetery.
Hatboro Cemetery
Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Stephen Decatur Yerkes (1849-1915) — also known as
Stephen D. Yerkes — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
25, 1849. Brother of Joseph
Ball Yerkes. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1882-85. Died in Hanover
Township, Morris
County, N.J., July 23,
1915. Interment at Hatboro Cemetery.
Friends Cemetery
Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Abington Friends Burying Ground
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Edwin Hallowell (1844-1916) — of Willow Grove, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born near Willow Grove, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 2,
1844. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1876; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1891-93. Died in
Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
13, 1916. Interment at Abington Friends Burying Ground.
Montefiore Cemetery
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79. Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Jewish
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias. Pleaded
guilty in federal court to conflict
of interest charges,
February 1979; sentenced
to five years probation
and fined
$10,000. Died, of Parkinson's
disease, March 24,
2004. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
Towamencin Mennonite Church
Near Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Francis Nash (1742-1777) — of North Carolina. Born
in 1742.
Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1764; general in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mortally
wounded at the Battle of Germantown, 1777.
Interment at Towamencin Mennonite Church. Nash County,
N.C. is named for him.
Faulkner Swamp Church Cemetery
New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- John Hahn (1776-1823) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New
Hanover Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
30, 1776. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1815-17. Died in
New Hanover Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
26, 1823. Interment at Faulkner Swamp Church Cemetery.
- John Richards (1753-1822) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1753.
Brother of Matthias
Richards. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1796-97; member of
Pennsylvania state legislature. Died in 1822.
Interment at Faulkner Swamp Church Cemetery.
Unknown Location
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Russell E. Crawford (d. 1965) — also known as
"Eggman" — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Married to Thelma Aletta Thomas. Republican.
Vice-president of Ehret Magnesia Company, Valley Forge; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948
(alternate). Member, Freemasons.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., 1965.
Interment somewhere.
Montgomery Cemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known as
Winfield S. Hancock — Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., February
14, 1824. Uncle by marriage of William
Rush Merriam. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868,
1876;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2
silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s. Died February
9, 1886. Interment at Montgomery Cemetery; statue erected 1896 at
Hancock
Circle, Washington, D.C.
- John Frederick Hartranft (1830-1889) — also known as
John F. Hartranft — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Hanover
Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
16, 1830. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1866-72; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1873-79; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1876.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1886 for action at Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861. Died
October
17, 1889. Interment at Montgomery Cemetery.
- John Freedley (1793-1851) — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 22,
1793. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1847-51. Died December
8, 1851. Interment at Montgomery Cemetery.
- Joseph Fornance (1804-1852) — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1804.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1839-43. Died in
1852.
Interment at Montgomery Cemetery.
- John Wood (1816-1898) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1816.
Uncle of Alan
Wood, Jr.. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1859-61. Died in
1898.
Interment at Montgomery Cemetery.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Cemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Philip Swenk Markley (1789-1834) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Skippack, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 2,
1789. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1820-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1823-27; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1829. Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
12, 1834. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
St. John's Protestant Episcopal
Cemetery
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Norris City Cemetery
Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Ephraim Leister Acker (1827-1903) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Marlboro Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
11, 1827. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872. Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 12,
1903. Interment at Norris City Cemetery.
Edgewood Cemetery
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Jacob Senewell Yost (1801-1872) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1843-47. Died in
1872.
Interment at Edgewood Cemetery.
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Irving Price Wanger (1852-1940) — also known as
Irving P. Wanger — of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in North Coventry, Chester
County, Pa., March 5,
1852. Son of George Wanger and Rebecca (Price) Wanger; married,
June
20, 1884, to Emma C. Titlow. Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Montgomery
County District Attorney, 1881-83, 1887-89; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1893-1911 (7th District
1893-1903, 8th District 1903-11). Died in 1940.
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Whitemarsh Memorial Cemetery
Prospectville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- John William Ditter (1888-1943) — also known as
J. William Ditter — of Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1888. Son of George Ditter and Elizabeth (Weissgerber) Ditter;
married, September
2, 1913, to Mabel Sylvester Bearné. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died in
office 1943. Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died in an airplane
crash near Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
21, 1943. Interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Cemetery.
Whitemarsh Memorial Park
Prospectville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Friends Meeting House Graveyard
Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
Lawnview Cemetery
Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Politicians buried here:
- Henry Dunning Moore (1817-1887) — also known as
Henry D. Moore — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in New York, 1817.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1849-53;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1856; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1861-63, 1864-65. Died in 1887.
Original interment at Monument
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment
in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery.
- Thomas Birch Florence (1812-1875) — of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1851-61. Died in
1875.
Original interment at Monument
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment
in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery.
- John Hull Campbell (1800-1868) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., October
10, 1800. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1845-47. Died in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1868. Original interment at Monument
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment
in 1956 at Lawnview Cemetery.
- James Landy (1813-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
13, 1813. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1857-59. Died
