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George Taylor (1716-1781) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Ireland,
1716.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1781
(age about
65 years).
Original interment at St. John's Lutheran Church
Cemetery; reinterment at Easton Cemetery.
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James Madison Porter (1793-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Selma (unknown
county), Pa., January
6, 1793.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1839-40, 1853-55; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania state
legislature, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Founder,
in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Died November
11, 1862 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Richard Brodhead (1811-1863) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lehman Township, Pike
County, Pa., January
5, 1811.
Son of Richard Brodhead and Jane (Drake) Brodhead.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1843-49; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1851-57; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., September
16, 1863 (age 52 years, 254
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864) —
also known as Andrew H. Reeder —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 12,
1807.
Republican. Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1854-55, 1855; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 5,
1864 (age 56 years, 359
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Conrad Meyer Zulick (1839-1926) —
of Arizona.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., June 3,
1839.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1885-89; member
Arizona territorial council, 1890.
Died in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 1,
1926 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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William Mutchler (1831-1893) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1831.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1875-77, 1881-85, 1889-93 (10th
District 1875-77, 1881-85, 8th District 1889-93); died in office
1893; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1876,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died June 23,
1893 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Philip Johnson (1818-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Polkville, Warren
County, N.J., January
17, 1818.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-67 (13th District 1861-63,
11th District 1863-67); died in office 1867; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1867 (age 49 years, 12
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Douglas Wagener (1792-1860) —
also known as David D. Wagener —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., October
11, 1792.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1833-41; banker.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., October
1, 1860 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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James Fitz Randolph (1791-1872) —
also known as James F. Randolph —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., June 26,
1791.
Newspaper
editor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1823-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-33; bank
president.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
25, 1872 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Joseph Fitz Randolph (1803-1873) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, March 14,
1803.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-43.
Died March 20,
1873 (age 70 years, 6
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Howard Mutchler (1859-1916) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1859.
Son of William
Mutchler.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1893-95, 1901-03;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in 1916
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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William Sebring Kirkpatrick (1844-1932) —
also known as William S. Kirkpatrick —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 21,
1844.
Son of Newton Kirkpatrick and Susan (Sebring) Kirkpatrick.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1874-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1887-91; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1897-99; acting president,
Lafayette College, 1902-03.
Died November
3, 1932 (age 88 years, 196
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1827) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1764.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1795-98.
Died in 1827
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Peter Ihrie, Jr. (1796-1871) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1796.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1829-33.
Died in 1871
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Henry Joseph Steele (1860-1933) —
also known as Henry J. Steele —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 10,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1915-21.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) —
also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis
Brodhead —
of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
12, 1859.
Son of Richard
Brodhead and Mary (Bradford) Brodhead.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 23,
1920 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Easton Cemetery.
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