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Butler County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Butler County

Index to Locations Butler Butler Cemetery Butler Calvary Cemetery Butler North Cemetery Oakland Township North Butler Cemetery Butler Cemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   John McCandless Thompson (1829-1903) — also known as John M. Thompson — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born near Butler, Butler County, Pa., January 4, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1875, 1877-79 (23rd District 1875, 26th District 1877-79). Died in Butler, Butler County, Pa., September 3, 1903 (age 74 years, 242 days). Interment at Butler Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of William George Thompson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Calvary Cemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Ronald E. Forcht (c.1936-2002) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Butler, Butler County, Pa., about 1936. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Butler, Pa., 1982-86. Died, of a brain hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 8, 2002 (age about 66 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery. North Cemetery Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Ebenezer McJunkin (1819-1907) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Center Top, Butler County, Pa., March 28, 1819. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1871-75; resigned 1875; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1875. Died November 10, 1907 (age 88 years, 227 days). Interment at North Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Baltzell Showalter (1851-1932) — also known as Joseph B. Showalter — of Chicora, Butler County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, February 11, 1851. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 41st District, 1889-92; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1897-1903. Died December 3, 1932 (age 81 years, 296 days). Interment at North Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr. (1874-1956) — also known as Thomas W. Phillips, Jr. — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1874. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1923-27; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1926, 1934. Died in 1956 (age about 82 years). Interment at North Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Wharton Phillips.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Gilmore (1780-1845) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Somerset County, Pa., February 18, 1780. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1829-33; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1841-42. Died May 11, 1845 (age 65 years, 82 days). Interment at North Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Alfred Gilmore.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Washington Fleeger (1839-1894) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Concord Township, Butler County, Pa., March 13, 1839. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1885-87. Died in Butler, Butler County, Pa., June 25, 1894 (age 55 years, 104 days). Interment at North Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Haden Wilson (1867-1946) — also known as John H. Wilson — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., August 20, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1932, 1940 (alternate), 1944; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1933-43. Died in Butler, Butler County, Pa., January 28, 1946 (age 78 years, 161 days). Interment at North Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page North Butler Cemetery Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Beatty (1787-1851) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), 1787. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Butler County Sheriff, 1823-26; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1837-41; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1840-42. Died in Butler, Butler County, Pa., April 12, 1851 (age about 63 years). Interment at North Butler Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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