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David Marchand (1776-1832) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born near Irwin, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
10, 1776.
Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1817-21.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 11,
1832 (age 55 years, 92
days).
Interment at Greensburg Cemetery.
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Albert Gallatin Marchand (1811-1848) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
27, 1811.
Son of David
Marchand.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1839-43.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
5, 1848 (age 36 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greensburg Cemetery.
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James Keenan (1823-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Youngstown, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
17, 1823.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Westmoreland
County Register and Recorder, 1849-53; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1852; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1853-62.
Died, after an illness at sea, at Blanchard's Hotel, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., May 22,
1862 (age 38 years, 247
days).
Interment at Greensburg Cemetery.
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Edgar Cowan (1815-1885) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
19, 1815.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-67.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1885 (age 69 years, 346
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Adam Martin Wyant (1869-1935) —
also known as Adam M. Wyant —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born near Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., September
15, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1921-33 (22nd District 1921-23,
31st District 1923-33).
Died in 1935
(age about
65 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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George Franklin Huff (1842-1912) —
also known as George F. Huff —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 16,
1842.
Son of George Huff and Caroline (Boyer) Huff.
Republican. Banker; mining and
railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1880;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1885-88; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1891-93, 1895-97, 1903-11 (21st
District 1891-93, at-large 1895-97, 22nd District 1903-11).
Died in 1912
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Richard Coulter (1788-1852) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., March, 1788.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1827-35 (17th District 1827-33,
19th District 1833-35).
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April 21,
1852 (age 64 years, 0
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Edward Everett Robbins (1860-1919) —
also known as Edward E. Robbins —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Robbins Station, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
27, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mining
business; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1885; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-99, 1917-19 (21st District
1897-99, 22nd District 1917-19); died in office 1919; major in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died January
25, 1919 (age 58 years, 120
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Jacob Turney (1825-1891) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1858-60; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1875-79.
Died in 1891
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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William Jack (1788-1852) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1788.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1841-43.
Died in 1852
(age about
64 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Augustus Drum (1815-1858) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
26, 1815.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1853-55.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
15, 1858 (age 42 years, 354
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Welty McCullogh (1847-1889) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
10, 1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1887-89;
defeated, 1888.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1889 (age 41 years, 325
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Kuhns (1800-1883) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., 1800.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1851-53.
Died November
16, 1883 (age about 83
years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Jeremiah Murray Burrell (1815-1856) —
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
1, 1815.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1845-46; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1847, 1851-55; justice of
Kansas territorial supreme court, 1855-56.
Died October
21, 1856 (age 41 years, 50
days).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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Curtis Hussey Gregg (1865-1933) —
also known as Curtis H. Gregg —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 9,
1865.
Son of James Gregg and Eliza (Ryerly) Gregg.
Democrat. Lawyer; Westmoreland
County District Attorney, 1891; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1911-13; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Lutheran.
Member, Moose.
Died in 1933
(age about
67 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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William Theodore Dom, Jr. (1873-1936) —
also known as William T. Dom —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 10,
1873.
Son of William T. Dom and E. J. Dom.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; common pleas
court judge in Pennsylvania 10th District, 1922-29; appointed 1922.
Died in 1936
(age about
62 years).
Interment at St. Clair Cemetery.
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