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Joseph Crocker Sibley (1850-1926) —
also known as Joseph C. Sibley —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., February
18, 1850.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1893-95, 1899-1907 (26th
District 1893-95, 27th District 1899-1903, 28th District 1903-07).
Died May 18,
1926 (age 76 years, 89
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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Arnold Plumer (1801-1869) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1801.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1837-39, 1841-43;
Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1848-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in 1869
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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Samuel Hays (1783-1868) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in County Donegal, Ireland,
September
10, 1783.
Democrat. Venango
County Treasurer, 1808; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1813, 1816, 1823-25; Venango
County Sheriff, 1820, 1829, 1833; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1843-45; iron
manufacturer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1856.
Died in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., July 1,
1868 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Original interment at Old Pioneer Cemetery;
reinterment in 1892 at Franklin Cemetery.
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Albert Gallatin Egbert (1828-1896) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Sandy Lake, Mercer
County, Pa., April 13,
1828.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1875-77.
Died in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March 28,
1896 (age 67 years, 350
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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Calvin Willard Gilfillan (1832-1901) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near East Brook, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
20, 1832.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1869-71.
Died December
2, 1901 (age 69 years, 285
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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Charles Vernon Culver (1830-1909) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio, September
6, 1830.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1865-67.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1909 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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James H. Osmer (1832-1912) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in England,
January
23, 1832.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1879-81.
Died October
3, 1912 (age 80 years, 254
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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Orrin Dubbs Bleakley (1854-1927) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., May 15,
1854.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1917.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., December
3, 1927 (age 73 years, 202
days).
Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
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