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Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania

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  Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., December 5, 1735. Preacher; university professor; physician; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 22, 1819 (age 83 years, 168 days). Entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson; married 1789 to Maria Apthorpe; granduncle of Joseph Pomeroy; great-granduncle of John Means Pomeroy and William Culbertson Pomeroy; second great-granduncle of Albert Nevin Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  Williamson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh Williamson (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; ran aground and wrecked in Pernambuco, Brazil, 1946; later scrapped) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Pomeroy (1804-1874) — Born near Roxbury, Franklin County, Pa., October 18, 1804. Republican. Tanning business; merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1840; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1856. Died in Academia, Juniata County, Pa., September 21, 1874 (age 69 years, 338 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Pomeroy and Elizabeth (Nevin) Pomeroy; married, July 11, 1826, to Eleanor Maclay; married, May 5, 1847, to Ann Black Crawford; married, January 13, 1857, to Jane Eliza (Maclay) McGinley; married, August 27, 1868, to Mary Stewart; uncle of John Means Pomeroy and William Culbertson Pomeroy; grandnephew of Hugh Williamson; granduncle of Albert Nevin Pomeroy; second cousin of Thomas Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  Thomas Pomeroy (1804-1878) — of Lawrence County, Pa. Born in Lawrence County, Pa., 1804. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1846-47. Presbyterian. Died July 31, 1878 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Pomeroy, Jr. and Jane (Porter) Pomeroy; married, December 13, 1827, to Elizabeth Phillips; second cousin of Joseph Pomeroy; second cousin once removed of John Means Pomeroy and William Culbertson Pomeroy; second cousin twice removed of Albert Nevin Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  John Means Pomeroy (1823-1887) — also known as John M. Pomeroy — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa. Born in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., April 1, 1823. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1881-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher. Died June 20, 1887 (age 64 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Nevin Pomeroy and Jane (Means) Pomeroy; married, December 9, 1846, to Rebecca C. Kelly; father of Albert Nevin Pomeroy; nephew of Joseph Pomeroy; great-grandnephew of Hugh Williamson; first cousin of William Culbertson Pomeroy; second cousin once removed of Thomas Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  William Culbertson Pomeroy (1851-1907) — also known as William C. Pomeroy — of Juniata County, Pa. Born in Roxbury, Franklin County, Pa., November 24, 1851. Banker; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1883-84, 1905-07; died in office 1907. Presbyterian. Died February 21, 1907 (age 55 years, 89 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Pomeroy (1801-1871) and Mary Ann (Wilson) Pomeroy; married, March 20, 1879, to Ellen Blanche Crawford; nephew of Joseph Pomeroy; great-grandnephew of Hugh Williamson; first cousin of John Means Pomeroy; first cousin once removed of Albert Nevin Pomeroy; second cousin once removed of Thomas Pomeroy (1804-1878).
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  Albert Nevin Pomeroy (1859-1927) — also known as A. Nevin Pomeroy — of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 27, 1859. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 1889-92; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1895-96, 1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Order of United American Mechanics; Royal Arcanum; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Redmen; Modern Woodmen of America. Died December 2, 1927 (age 68 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Means Pomeroy and Rebecca C. (Kelly) Pomeroy; married, May 26, 1885, to Ellen Belle McLellan; grandnephew of Joseph Pomeroy; second great-grandnephew of Hugh Williamson; first cousin once removed of William Culbertson Pomeroy; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
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