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Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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  Edward Darlington (1755-1825) — of Birmingham, Chester County, Pa. Born in East Bradford, Chester County, Pa., June 13, 1755. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1802-04, 1811-13. Quaker. English ancestry. Died in Birmingham, Chester County, Pa., April 1, 1825 (age 69 years, 292 days). Interment at Pikeland Friends Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Darlington and Hannah (Brinton) Darlington; married, March 8, 1781, to Hannah Townsend; father of William Darlington (1782-1863); uncle of Isaac Darlington, Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts), Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); grandfather of Edward C. Darlington; granduncle of Smedley Darlington; second great-granduncle of Smedley Darlington Butler and Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Walter Franklin — of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1809-11. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Emily Franklin (who married Edward C. Darlington).
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Isaac Darlington (1781-1839) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Westtown Township, Chester County, Pa., December 13, 1781. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1807-08, 1816; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1817-19; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1821-39. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., April 27, 1839 (age 57 years, 135 days). Interment at Pikeland Friends Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Darlington and Susannah (Chandler) Darlington; brother of Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts) and William Darlington (1804-1879); married to Mary Peters; married, September 3, 1827, to Rebecca Fairlamb; nephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); great-granduncle of Darlington Hoopes; first cousin of William Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward Darlington (1795-1884); first cousin once removed of Edward C. Darlington and Smedley Darlington; first cousin thrice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Darlington (1782-1863) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Birmingham, Chester County, Pa., April 28, 1782. Physician; botanist; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1815-17, 1819-23; Chester County Prothonotary and Clerk, 1827-30; among the founders of the West Chester Railroad; president, Bank of Chester County; delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839. Quaker; later Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., April 23, 1863 (age 80 years, 360 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Darlington (1755-1825) and Hannah (Townsend) Darlington; married, June 1, 1808, to Catherine Lacey; father of Jane Darlington (who married Henry S. Evans) and Edward C. Darlington; first cousin of Isaac Darlington, Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts), Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); first cousin once removed of Smedley Darlington; first cousin thrice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler and Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James B. Roberts (1784-1822) — of near Charlestown, Chester County, Pa. Born in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pa., November 27, 1784. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814-15. Died in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pa., August 29, 1822 (age 37 years, 275 days). Interment at Pikeland Meeting Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Roberts and Mary (Burson) Roberts; married, November 10, 1814, to Esther Darlington (sister of Isaac Darlington and William Darlington (1804-1879); niece of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin of William Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward Darlington (1795-1884); first cousin thrice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler).
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Edward Darlington (1795-1884) — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa.; Media, Delaware County, Pa. Born in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., September 17, 1795. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1833-39; delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839. Died in Media, Delaware County, Pa., November 21, 1884 (age 89 years, 65 days). Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Amy (Sharpless) Darlington and Jesse Darlington; married, April 26, 1827, to Ann P. Eyre; nephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin of Isaac Darlington, William Darlington (1782-1863), Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts) and William Darlington (1804-1879); first cousin once removed of Edward C. Darlington and Smedley Darlington; first cousin thrice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler and Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Darlington (1804-1879) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born October 19, 1804. Lawyer; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873; chief burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1847, 1862-65. Died December 6, 1879 (age 75 years, 48 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Darlington and Susannah (Chandler) Darlington; brother of Isaac Darlington and Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts); married, March 19, 1829, to Catharine Paxson; nephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); great-granduncle of Darlington Hoopes; first cousin of William Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward Darlington (1795-1884); first cousin once removed of Edward C. Darlington and Smedley Darlington; first cousin thrice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Henry S. Evans (1813-1872) — of Chester County, Pa. Born in Doylesburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 1, 1813. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1847-49; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1852-54, 1871-72 (4th District 1852-54, 5th District 1871-72); died in office 1872; chief burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1861. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., February 9, 1872 (age 58 years, 314 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Septimus Evans and Catherine (Haupt) Evans; married, March 11, 1841, to Jane Darlington (daughter of William Darlington).
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward C. Darlington (1819-1874) — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., May 2, 1819. Whig. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 7th District, 1852-54. Died near Yorktown, York County, Va., March 28, 1874 (age 54 years, 330 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Darlington (1782-1863) and Catherine (Lacey) Darlington; married, July 21, 1846, to Emily Franklin (daughter of Walter Franklin); married, December 11, 1851, to Mary Leland Hawley; grandson of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin once removed of Isaac Darlington, Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); second cousin of Smedley Darlington; second cousin twice removed of Smedley Darlington Butler and Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  William Butler (1822-1909) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 2, 1822. Newspaper editor; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1861-79; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1879-99; retired 1899. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1909 (age 86 years, 335 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel Butler; uncle of Thomas Stalker Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Smedley Darlington (1827-1899) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pa., December 24, 1827. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee). Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., June 24, 1899 (age 71 years, 182 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Darlington and Edith (Smedley) Darlington; married, May 15, 1861, to Mary Edwards Baker; father of Maud Mary Darlington (who married Thomas Stalker Butler); grandfather of Smedley Darlington Butler; grandnephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin once removed of Isaac Darlington, William Darlington (1782-1863), Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); second cousin of Edward C. Darlington; second cousin twice removed of Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Butler — also known as "Honest Samuel" — of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1880-82. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of William Butler; father of Thomas Stalker Butler; grandfather of Smedley Darlington Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Thomas S. Butler Thomas Stalker Butler (1855-1928) — also known as Thomas S. Butler — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pa., November 4, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1928 (6th District 1897-1903, 7th District 1903-23, 8th District 1923-28); died in office 1928. Died in Washington, D.C., May 26, 1928 (age 72 years, 204 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Margaretta Paschall (Woodward) Butler and Samuel Butler; married, February 20, 1879, to Maud Mary Darlington (daughter of Smedley Darlington); father of Smedley Darlington Butler; nephew of William Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
  Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940) — also known as Smedley Butler; "The Fighting Quaker"; "Old Gimlet Eye" — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., July 30, 1881. Republican. Major general in U.S. Marine Corps; received a Medal of Honor for the capture of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914; received another for the capture of Fort Riviere, Haiti, 1915; Philadelphia police commissioner, 1924-25; arrested and court-martialed in 1931 over his unauthorized disclosure of an incident unflattering to Italian dictator Italian Benito Mussolini; retired from the service rather than apologize to Mussolini; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932. Quaker. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 21, 1940 (age 58 years, 327 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Stalker Butler and Maud Mary (Darlington) Butler; married, June 30, 1905, to Ethel Conway Peters; grandson of Smedley Darlington and Samuel Butler; second great-grandnephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin thrice removed of Isaac Darlington, William Darlington (1782-1863), Esther Darlington (who married James B. Roberts), Edward Darlington (1795-1884) and William Darlington (1804-1879); second cousin twice removed of Edward C. Darlington; fourth cousin of Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Darlington Hoopes (1896-1989) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Vale, Harford County, Md., September 11, 1896. Socialist. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; NAACP. Died September 25, 1989 (age 93 years, 14 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Price Hoopes and Elizabeth Leora (Tucker) Hoopes; married, October 22, 1921, to Hannah Lippincott Fouke; married, October 16, 1925, to Hazelette Miller; father of Darlington Hoopes Jr.; great-grandnephew of Isaac Darlington and William Darlington (1804-1879); second great-grandnephew of Edward Darlington (1755-1825); first cousin thrice removed of William Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward Darlington (1795-1884); second cousin twice removed of Edward C. Darlington and Smedley Darlington; fourth cousin of Smedley Darlington Butler.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Darlington Hoopes Jr. (b. 1927) — of Berks County, Pa. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., January 1, 1927. Lawyer; Socialist candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 11th District, 1956; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960; member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, 1968-2009. Quaker. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of Darlington Hoopes.
  Political family: Darlington-Butler family of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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