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Index to Locations Carlisle Unknown location Carlisle Ashland Cemetery Carlisle Carlisle Mausoleum Carlisle Old Carlisle Cemetery Mechanicsburg Chestnut Hill Cemetery Mountrock Mt. Rock Methodist Churchyard Newville Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Unknown Location Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   James William Marshall (1822-1910) — also known as James W. Marshall — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Clarke County, Va., August 14, 1822. College professor; U.S. Consul in Leeds, 1861-64; U.S. Postmaster General, 1874. Died in Washington, D.C., February 5, 1910 (age 87 years, 175 days). Interment somewhere. Ashland Cemetery Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   William Ramsey (1779-1831) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., September 7, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1827-31; died in office 1831. Slaveowner. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., September 29, 1831 (age 52 years, 22 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank Eckels Beltzhoover (1841-1923) — also known as Frank E. Beltzhoover — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pa., November 6, 1841. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876, 1896; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1879-83, 1891-95. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died June 2, 1923 (age 81 years, 208 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Lemuel Todd (1817-1891) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1817. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1855-57, 1873-75 (16th District 1855-57, at-large 1873-75). Died in 1891 (age about 74 years). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Sterrett Ramsey (1810-1840) — also known as William S. Ramsey — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., June 12, 1810. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1839-40; died in office 1840. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 17, 1840 (age 30 years, 127 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Arthur Ringwalt Rupley (1868-1920) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., November 13, 1868. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1913-15. Died in 1920 (age about 51 years). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) — also known as James W. Bosler — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 4, 1833. Lawyer; merchant; real estate agent; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1882. German ancestry. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., December 17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Abraham Bosler and Elizabeth (Herman) Bosler; married 1860 to Helen Beltzhoover.   Bosler Hall (built 1884-86; expanded and transformed, 1940-41; renovated again in 1967 and 1983), at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889) — also known as Edward M. Biddle — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 27, 1808. Lawyer; Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1861-62; railroad president. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 13, 1889 (age 80 years, 290 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William MacFunn Biddle and Lydia (Spencer) Biddle; brother of Valery Fullerton Biddle (who married Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857)); married 1836 to Julianna Watts (sister of Henry Miller Watts; aunt of Ethelbert Watts); grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; granduncle of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; first cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Scull; second cousin of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; second cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); second cousin thrice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857), John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; third cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.   Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Wilbur Fisk Sadler (1840-1920) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Adams County, Pa., October 14, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania state senate, 1868; Cumberland County District Attorney, 1871; district judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1884-94, 1904-14. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., July 4, 1920 (age 79 years, 264 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joshua S. Sadler and Harriet (Stehley) Sadler; married, January 5, 1871, to Sarah E. Sterrett; father of Sylvester Baker Sadler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Carlisle Mausoleum Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Sylvester Baker Sadler (1876-1931) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., September 29, 1876. District judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1916-20; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-31; died in office 1931. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of pneumonia, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 1, 1931 (age 54 years, 153 days). Interment at Carlisle Mausoleum.   Relatives: Son of Wilbur Fisk Sadler. Old Carlisle Cemetery Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853) — also known as John B. Gibson; John Banister Gibson — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Westover Mill, Cumberland County (now Perry County), Pa., November 8, 1780. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1810-12; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1816-27, 1851-53; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1827-51. Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 2, 1853 (age 72 years, 175 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Gibson and Anne (West) Gibson; married 1812 to Sarah Work; nephew of John Gibson.   John Armstrong (1717-1795) — also known as "Hero of Kittanny" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), October 13, 1717. Civil engineer; surveyor; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778-80. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 9, 1795 (age 77 years, 147 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Armstrong ; married to Rebecca Lyon; father of James Armstrong (1748-1828) and John Armstrong Jr.; great-grandfather of John Jacob Astor III; second great-grandfather of William Waldorf Astor; third great-grandfather of William Astor Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Armstrong County, Pa. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Montgomery (1722-1808) — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Ireland, 1722. Colonel, Pennsylvania militia, in Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1782-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1782-84; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1794. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., September 3, 1808 (age about 86 years). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of John Montgomery (1764-1828).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Armstrong (1748-1828) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., August 29, 1748. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1793-95; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1808-28. Slaveowner. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 6, 1828 (age 79 years, 251 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Armstrong and Rebecca (Lyon) Armstrong; brother of John Armstrong Jr.; granduncle of John Jacob Astor III; great-granduncle of William Waldorf Astor; second great-granduncle of William Astor Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial George Edward Reed (1846-1930) — also known as "The Grand Old Man" — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn.; Fall River, Bristol County, Mass.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine, March 28, 1846. Republican. Minister; president, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1889-1911; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Methodist. English ancestry. Died, in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., February 7, 1930 (age 83 years, 316 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Reed and Ann (Hellyer) Reed; married 1870 to Ella Frances Leffingwell; father of George Leffingwell Reed.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the 19th Congressional District (1897)   George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) — also known as George L. Reed — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 4, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania state senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Freemasons. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., October 8, 1958 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married 1911 to Helen Roberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed of Matthew Griswold and Samuel Huntington; third cousin once removed of Herman Arod Gager; third cousin twice removed of Zina Hyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of John Davenport, James Hillhouse, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Roger Griswold, Samuel H. Huntington, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, Phineas Lyman Tracy and Albert Haller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed of William Woodbridge, Isaac Backus, Henry Titus Backus, Thomas Worcester Hyde and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) — also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Irvine, Warren County, Pa., October 4, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1924; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 25, 1955 (age 89 years, 172 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1832-1888) and Mary Lewis (Leiper) Biddle; grandnephew of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889); second great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Macpherson Berrien; first cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin four times removed of John Scull; second cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; second cousin twice removed of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull, Robert Spencer Scull and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Chestnut Hill Cemetery Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (1845-1907) — of Idaho. Born in Churchtown, Cumberland County, Pa., March 15, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of Idaho Territory, 1880; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1883. Died in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 23, 1907 (age 61 years, 314 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mt. Rock Methodist Churchyard Mountrock, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Joseph Ritner (1780-1869) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Berks County, Pa., March 25, 1780. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1820; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1835-39; defeated, 1829, 1832, 1838; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker). Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., October 16, 1869 (age 89 years, 205 days). Interment at Mt. Rock Methodist Churchyard.   See also National Governors Association biography Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   John Alexander Ahl (1813-1882) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Strasburg, Franklin County, Pa., August 16, 1813. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1857-59. Died in Newville, Cumberland County, Pa., April 25, 1882 (age 68 years, 252 days). Interment at Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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