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Index to Locations
Dauphin Dauphin Cemetery
Dauphin English Presbyterian
Cemetery
Harrisburg Capitol Park
Harrisburg City Cemetery
Harrisburg East Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg Lutheran Church Cemetery
Harrisburg Woodlawn Memorial
Gardens
Near Harrisburg Holy Cross Cemetery
Hummelstown Hummelstown Cemetery
Middletown Middletown Cemetery
Paxtang Paxtang Cemetery
Paxtang Paxton Presbyterian
Cemetery
Shellsville Old Hanover Cemetery
Dauphin
Cemetery
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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Innis Green (1776-1839) —
of Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
26, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Pennsylvania, 1818-27, 1833-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1827-31.
Died in Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
4, 1839 (age 63 years, 159
days).
Interment at Dauphin Cemetery.
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English
Presbyterian Cemetery
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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William Clark (1774-1851) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
18, 1774.
County judge in Pennsylvania, 1803-18; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1821-27; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1833-37.
Died near Dauphin, Dauphin
County, Pa., March
28, 1851 (age 77 years, 38
days).
Interment at English Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Capitol
Park
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Boies Penrose (1860-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 8th
District, 1885-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1887-98; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921; died in office 1921; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1903-04; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1904-21.
Died December
31, 1921 (age 61 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1930 at Capitol
Park.
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City
Cemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Conrad Bucher (1792-1851) —
also known as John C. Bucher —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., December
28, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1831-33; county
judge in Pennsylvania, 1839-51.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
15, 1851 (age 58 years, 291
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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East Harrisburg
Cemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Walter Mann Mumma (1890-1961) —
also known as Walter M. Mumma —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Steelton, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
20, 1890.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-61 (18th District 1951-53,
16th District 1953-61); died in office 1961.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
25, 1961 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (1871-1941) —
also known as Isaac H. Doutrich —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born near Middletown, Dauphin
County, Pa., December
19, 1871.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1927-37.
Died May 28,
1941 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Frank Crawford Sites (1864-1935) —
also known as Frank C. Sites —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
24, 1864.
Democrat. Watchmaker;
jeweler;
postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1913-22; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 23,
1935 (age 70 years, 150
days).
Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Harrisburg
Cemetery
(formerly Mt. Kalmia Cemetery)
13th & Liberty Streets
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1985
| Politicians buried
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Simon Cameron (1799-1889) —
also known as "The Czar of
Pennsylvania" —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 8,
1799.
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1829-30; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77; resigned
1861, 1877; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1861-62; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1862.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 26,
1889 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) —
also known as J. Donald Cameron —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Middletown, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 14,
1833.
Republican. Banker; iron
manufacturer; president, Northern Central Railroad,
1863-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868,
1880;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1876-77; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1877-97; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1879-80.
Died in Lancaster
County, Pa., August
30, 1918 (age 85 years, 108
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San
Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William Findlay (1768-1846) —
of Franklintown, York
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 20,
1768.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1797; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1807-17; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1817-20; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1821-27.
Slaveowner.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
12, 1846 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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George Wolf (1777-1840) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Allen Township, Northampton
County, Pa., August
12, 1777.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster at Easton,
Pa., 1802-03; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1824-29; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1829-35; defeated, 1835; comptroller of the U.S.
Treasury, 1836-38; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1838-40; died in office 1840.
German
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
11, 1840 (age 62 years, 212
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Maria Margaretta Wolf and George Wolf (1737-1808). |
| | | Wolf Township,
in Lycoming
County, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — Wolf Hall,
at Penn State University,
State
College, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — Governor Wolf Elementary
School (built 1956), in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — George Wolf Elementary
School, in Bath,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The Governor Wolf Building
(built 1893, a former school converted to apartments), in Easton,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
31, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1819; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1836-38; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1839-45.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
6, 1867 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821-1889) —
also known as Jacob S. Haldeman —
of New Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born October
13, 1821.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1853-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1861-64.
Died in 1889
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Republican. Banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Andre Hanna (1762-1805) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1762.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1791; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805 (6th District
1797-1803, 4th District 1803-05); died in office 1805.
Slaveowner.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 23,
1805 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847-1913) —
also known as Marlin E. Olmsted —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1913 (14th District
1897-1903, 18th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in 1913
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Jesse Miller (1800-1850) —
of Landisburg, Perry
County, Pa.
Born near Landisburg, Perry
County, Pa., 1800.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1826-28; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1828-33; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1833-36; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1845-48.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
20, 1850 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Robert Harris (1768-1851) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harris Ferry (now Harrisburg), Dauphin
County, Pa., September
5, 1768.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1823-27.
Slaveowner.
Died September
3, 1851 (age 82 years, 363
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Edward Ensinger Beidleman (1873-1929) —
also known as Edward E. Beidleman —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 8,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-08; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1913-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1926.
Died April 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Vance Criswell McCormick (1872-1946) —
also known as Vance C. McCormick —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 19,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor
of Harrisburg, Pa., 1902-05; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1914; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1916-19; newspaper
publisher.
Died, from cholecystitis
and heart
disease, in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., June 16,
1946 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Entombed at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John Christian Kunkel (1816-1870) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
18, 1816.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1844; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1852-54; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1855-59.
Died October
14, 1870 (age 54 years, 26
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831-1886) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 19,
1831.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1869-73.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
1, 1886 (age 55 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Luther Reily (1794-1854) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, October
7, 1794.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1837-39.
Died February
20, 1854 (age 59 years, 136
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William Henry Miller (1829-1870) —
also known as William Miller —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1829.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1863-65; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in 1870
(age about
41 years).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833-1918) —
also known as Benjamin F. Meyers —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born near New Centerville, Somerset
County, Pa., July 6,
1833.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1864; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1871-73;
postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1887-92.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
11, 1918 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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John James Pearson (1800-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., October
25, 1800.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1836-37; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1837-41.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 30,
1888 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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William B. Hart (d. 1889) —
of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1888-89; died in office 1889.
Died November
9, 1889.
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Edward James Stackpole (1861-1936) —
also known as Edward J. Stackpole —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in McVeytown, Mifflin
County, Pa., January
18, 1861.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1901-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., January
2, 1936 (age 74 years, 349
days).
Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Lutheran Church
Cemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Joseph Montgomery (1733-1794) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Paxtang, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
23, 1733.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-82; common pleas
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1786-94.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
14, 1794 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Lutheran Church Cemetery.
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Woodlawn Memorial
Gardens
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Wayne S. Ewing (1929-2010) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
14, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., March
19, 2010 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Holy Cross
Cemetery
Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; Judge, Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Court, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement
home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Hummelstown
Cemetery
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Middletown
Cemetery
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Paxtang
Cemetery
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1898
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Silas Comfort Swallow (1839-1930) —
also known as Silas C. Swallow —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1897; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898, 1902; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1904.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
13, 1930 (age 91 years, 161
days).
Interment at Paxtang Cemetery.
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Joshua William Swartz (1867-1959) —
also known as Joshua W. Swartz —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 9,
1867.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1915-17; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-27.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 27,
1959 (age 91 years, 352
days).
Interment at Paxtang Cemetery.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 15,
1982 (age 105 years,
345 days).
Interment at Paxtang Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris C. Taylor and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor; married to
Bertha May Shertzer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Paxton
Presbyterian Cemetery
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Maclay (1737-1804) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Garden, Chester
County, Pa., June 20,
1737.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-91; member of Pennsylvania state
legislature, 1780; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., April
16, 1804 (age 66 years, 301
days).
Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Edward Crouch (1764-1827) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Walnut Hill, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
9, 1764.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1804; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1813; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1813-15.
Slaveowner.
Died February
2, 1827 (age 62 years, 85
days).
Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Old Hanover
Cemetery
Shellsville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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