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Jefferson County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jefferson County

Index to Locations Brookville Brookville Cemetery Punxsutawney Calvary Cemetery Punxsutawney Circle Hill Cemetery Brookville Cemetery Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) — also known as Benjamin F. Shively — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in St. Joseph County, Ind., March 20, 1857. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93; defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912 (speaker); U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916. Died March 14, 1916 (age 58 years, 360 days). Interment at Brookville Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively; married 1889 to Laura Jenks (daughter of George Augustus Jenks).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   George Augustus Jenks (1836-1908) — also known as George A. Jenks — of Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., March 25, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880; U.S. Solicitor General, 1886-89; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1898. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa., February 10, 1908 (age 71 years, 322 days). Interment at Brookville Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1860 to Mary A. Mabon; father of Laura Jenks (who married Benjamin Franklin Shively).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) — also known as Nathan L. Strong — of Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Summerville, Jefferson County, Pa., November 12, 1859. Republican. Telegraph operator; railway station agent; lawyer; Jefferson County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died December 14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32 days). Interment at Brookville Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alexander Colwell White (1833-1906) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, 1833. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1885-87. Died in 1906 (age about 73 years). Interment at Brookville Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Alfred Craig (1839-1920) — of Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa., November 19, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1889-91. Died in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa., March 17, 1920 (age 80 years, 119 days). Interment at Brookville Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Nancy Priscilla Rodgers.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William T. Darr (b. 1870) — of Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Jefferson County, Pa., February 6, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 54th District, 1925-29. Interment at Brookville Cemetery. Calvary Cemetery Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) — also known as Charles J. Margiotti — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., April 4, 1891. Lawyer; business executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Sons of Italy; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters. Died August 25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti; married, February 5, 1918, to Denise Wery.   Raymond J. Dereume (1889-1975) — of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Belgium, June 5, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Honorary Consul for Belgium in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1933-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Belgian ancestry. Died in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., March 19, 1975 (age 85 years, 287 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Circle Hill Cemetery Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   William Orlando Smith (1859-1932) — also known as William O. Smith — of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pa., June 13, 1859. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1890; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1903-07. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, May 12, 1932 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Solomon Taylor North (1853-1917) — also known as S. Taylor North — of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1853. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1905-08; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1915-17. Died in 1917 (age about 64 years). Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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