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Index to Locations
Churchtown Bangor Episcopal
Churchyard
Churchtown Caernarvon Presbyterian
Churchyard
Columbia Mt. Bethel Cemetery
Denver Fairview Cemetery
Elizabethtown Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
Ephrata Cedar Hill Cemetery
Ephrata Hibshman Cemetery
Fulton Township Penn Hill Quaker
Meeting House Cemetery
Intercourse Old Leacock Church
Cemetery
Lancaster Unknown location
Lancaster Donegal Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Lancaster Evangelical Trinity
Church
Lancaster Greenwood Cemetery
Lancaster Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster Mennonite Cemetery
Lancaster Moravian Cemetery
Lancaster Presbyterian Cemetery
Lancaster St. James' Episcopal
Churchyard
Lancaster St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Cemetery
Lancaster Shreiner-Concord Cemetery
Lancaster Trinity Lutheran
Churchyard
Lancaster Woodward Hill Cemetery
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Lititz Moravian Cemetery
Millersville, Manor Township Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
Marietta Marietta Cemetery
Mt. Joy Mount Joy Cemetery
Paradise Carpenter's Graveyard
Paradise Leacock Presbyterian
Cemetery
Rockford St. James's Episcopal
Cemetery
Salisbury Township Hershey Mennonite
Church Cemetery
Salisbury Township Pequea Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Strasburg Strasburg Cemetery
Strasburg Strasburg Mennonite
Cemetery
Bangor Episcopal
Churchyard
Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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Edward Davies (1779-1853) —
of Churchtown, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Churchtown, Lancaster
County, Pa., 1779.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1834-35; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1837-41.
Died in Churchtown, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 17,
1853 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Bangor Episcopal Churchyard.
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Caernarvon
Presbyterian Churchyard
Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Robert Jenkins (1769-1848) —
of Churchtown, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., July 10,
1769.
Ironmaster;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1804-05; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1807-11.
Died in Lancaster
County, Pa., April
18, 1848 (age 78 years, 283
days).
Interment at Caernarvon Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Mt. Bethel
Cemetery
Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Thomas Boude (1752-1822) —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 17,
1752.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lumber
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1801-03.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1822 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
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William Pitt Beatty (1766-1848) —
also known as William P. Beatty —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Neshaminy, Bucks
County, Pa., March
31, 1766.
Postmaster at Columbia,
Pa., 1803-07, 1826-37; chief
burgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1817.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1848 (age 82 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
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Fairview
Cemetery
Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Collapsed, probably from a heart
attack, in his law
office, and died en route to Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Mt. Tunnel
Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Jacob H. Redsecker —
of Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Interment at Mt. Tunnel Cemetery.
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Cedar Hill
Cemetery
Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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Hibshman
Cemetery
Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Jacob Hibshman (1772-1852) —
of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born near Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
31, 1772.
Republican. County judge in Pennsylvania, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1819-21.
Died May 19,
1852 (age 80 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hibshman Cemetery.
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George Hibshman (1852-1918) —
of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., August
29, 1852.
Republican. Machinist;
tobacco
grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Died March
16, 1918 (age 65 years, 199
days).
Interment at Hibshman Cemetery.
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Penn Hill Quaker
Meeting House Cemetery
Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Jeremiah Brown (1785-1858) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Fulton Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
14, 1785.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1826; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (4th District 1841-43,
8th District 1843-45); county judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-56.
Died in Goshen, Fulton Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 2,
1858 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Penn Hill Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.
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Old Leacock
Church Cemetery
Old Leacock Road
Intercourse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Amos Slaymaker (1755-1837) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1755.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1790; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1814-15.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1837
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Old Leacock Church Cemetery.
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Unknown
Locations
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Bayard McPherson (1846-1919) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
5, 1846.
Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1882-99; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
1899-1912; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1912-19; died in
office 1919.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
20, 1919 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment somewhere.
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John J. Okray —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate in Democratic primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Interment somewhere.
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Donegal
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Alexander Lowry (d. 1805) —
of Pennsylvania.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1775, 1778-80, 1785-88;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Died in 1805.
Interment at Donegal Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Evangelical
Trinity Church
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Greenwood
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Henry (1729-1786) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa., May 19,
1729.
Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1770, 1773, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784-85.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
15, 1786 (age 57 years, 210
days).
Original interment at Moravian Cemetery;
reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Marriott Brosius (1843-1901) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Colerain Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 7,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1889-1901;
defeated, 1882; died in office 1901.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., March
16, 1901 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Milton C. Heidelbaugh (1843-1908) —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Bartville, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
19, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1885-86,
1893-1900; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1901-08; died in office 1908.
Died February
10, 1908 (age 64 years, 297
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Lancaster
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Hiester (1790-1853) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Berne Township, Berks
County, Pa., October
10, 1790.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; justice of the peace;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1831-37; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1841-43.
Died in New Holland, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
13, 1853 (age 63 years, 3
days).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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John Whiteside (1773-1830) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1773.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1815-19.
Died in 1830
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (1803-1885) —
also known as Anthony Roberts —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1803.
Merchant;
Lancaster
County Sheriff, 1839-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1855-59.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., 1885
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) —
also known as Isaac E. Hiester —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in New Holland, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 29,
1824.
Lawyer;
Lancaster
County District Attorney, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1853-55; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
6, 1871 (age 46 years, 253
days).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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John B. Warfel (1830-1908) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born September
19, 1830.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1870-76 (17th District 1870-71, 9th District
1872-74, 13th District 1875-76); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Died April
18, 1908 (age 77 years, 212
days).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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Adam Cyrus Reinoehl (1840-1900) —
also known as Adam C. Reinoehl —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., November
14, 1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1868,
1870-71; postmaster at Lancaster,
Pa., 1900.
Died by suicide,
with illuminating
gas, in his office
at the Lancaster post
office, Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
14, 1900 (age 60 years, 30
days).
Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
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Mennonite
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Strohm (1793-1884) —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Fulton Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
16, 1793.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1831; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1834-42 (7th District 1834-37, 6th District
1837-42); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1845-49.
Died September
12, 1884 (age 90 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mennonite Cemetery.
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Moravian
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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William Henry (1729-1786) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa., May 19,
1729.
Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1770, 1773, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784-85.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
15, 1786 (age 57 years, 210
days).
Original interment at Moravian Cemetery; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
St. James'
Episcopal Churchyard
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Edward Shippen (1703-1781) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 9,
1703.
Merchant;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1744-45.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
25, 1781 (age 78 years, 78
days).
Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard.
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Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Leacock Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., August
8, 1787.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1815; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1816-19, 1828-29; Anti-Masonic candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1832.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
28, 1851 (age 64 years, 112
days).
Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard.
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Thomas Henry Burrowes (1805-1871) —
also known as Thomas H. Burrowes —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in 1805.
Secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1835-39; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1858; president,
Pennsylvania State University, 1868-71.
Died in 1871
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard.
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St. Mary's Roman
Catholic Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Francis Bernard McClain (1864-1925) —
also known as Frank B. McClain; "The Red Rose of
Lancaster" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
14, 1864.
Republican. Livestock
dealer; real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910;
Speaker
of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; resigned 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Elks; Moose.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
11, 1925 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery.
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Shreiner-Concord
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1836
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 4,
1792.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District
1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
11, 1868 (age 76 years, 129
days).
Interment at Shreiner-Concord Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Trinity Lutheran
Churchyard
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1744.
Democrat. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75, 1782-84;
general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1785-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President
of Pennsylvania, 1788-90; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790-99.
Lutheran.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
20, 1800 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Trinity Lutheran Churchyard.
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Woodward Hill
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck"; "Old Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April
23, 1791.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)
Buchanan. |
| | | Cross-reference: David
Fullerton Robison — John
A. Quitman — John
Gallagher Montgomery |
| | | Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Buchanan,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
B. Duke
— James
B. Cullison
— James
B. Holland
— James
Buchanan Siggins
— J.
B. Marcum
— James
B. Searcy
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.
Klein, President
James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James
Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The
Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England
And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In
Congress, And Sec. Of State |
| | | Critical books about James Buchanan:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1750.
Pastor;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1779-80; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1780-83; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1780-83; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-93, 3rd
District 1793-95, 4th District 1795-97); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1789-91, 1793-95; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1793, 1796.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 4,
1801 (age 51 years, 154
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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John Andrew Shulze (1775-1852) —
also known as J. Andrew Shulze —
of Montoursville, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tulpehocken, Berks
County, Pa., July 19,
1775.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1806; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1822-23; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1823-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Committee on
Permanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees).
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
18, 1852 (age 77 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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William Walton Griest (1858-1929) —
also known as William W. Griest —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Christiana, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
22, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; president of electric
railways and lighting
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1909-29 (9th District 1909-23,
10th District 1923-29); died in office 1929.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
5, 1929 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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John Roland Kinzer (1874-1955) —
also known as J. Roland Kinzer —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-47 (10th District 1930-45,
9th District 1945-47).
Lutheran.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died July 25,
1955 (age 81 years, 119
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Abraham Herr Smith (1815-1894) —
also known as A. Herr Smith —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Manor Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 7,
1815.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1846-48; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1873-85.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
16, 1894 (age 78 years, 346
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Oliver James Dickey (1823-1876) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Old Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., April 6,
1823.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1868-73.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
21, 1876 (age 53 years, 15
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg (1850-1907) —
also known as Henry E. Muhlenberg —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
18, 1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1899-1902.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 17,
1907 (age 57 years, 150
days).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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William Wharton Heidelbaugh (1881-1959) —
also known as William W. Heidelbaugh —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Nickel Mines, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
16, 1881.
Democrat. Coal
merchant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1926.
Died in 1959
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Frances Baer Atlee (1878-1964) —
also known as Frances B. Atlee; Frances Rine
Baer —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
17, 1878.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Female.
Died in 1964
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Jacob Lieber Steinmetz —
also known as Jacob L. Steinmetz —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1877-78.
Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Moravian
Cemetery
Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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John Augustus Sutter (1803-1880) —
also known as John A. Sutter; Johann August
Sutter —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Kandern, Baden (now Germany),
February
23, 1803.
Established a Swiss settlement in California called New Helvetia, and
built Sutter's Fort; became famous following the 1848 discovery of
gold at his mill, which started the California Gold Rush; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1849.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 18,
1880 (age 77 years, 116
days).
Interment at Moravian Cemetery.
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Millersville
Mennonite Cemetery
Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) —
also known as Edwin D. Eshleman —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Quarryville, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
4, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
10, 1985 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery.
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Marietta
Cemetery
Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Henry Burd Cassel (1855-1926) —
of Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
19, 1855.
Republican. Lumber
business; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-09 (10th District 1901-03,
9th District 1903-09).
Died in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
28, 1926 (age 70 years, 191
days).
Interment at Marietta Cemetery.
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John Andrew Hiestand (1824-1890) —
also known as John A. Hiestand —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
2, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1852-53; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1861-63; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1885-89.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
13, 1890 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Interment at Marietta Cemetery.
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Horace Leander Haldeman (1847-1920) —
also known as Horace L. Haldeman —
of East Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1917-20; died in office 1920.
Died in Marietta, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
27, 1920 (age 73 years, 41
days).
Interment at Marietta Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Summerfield Haldeman and Elizabeth Steman (Brenneman)
Haldeman; married to Emma Louisa Jones. |
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Mount Joy
Cemetery
Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Henry C. Schock (1858-1924) —
of Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born November
19, 1858.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
29, 1924 (age 65 years, 315
days).
Interment at Mount Joy Cemetery.
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Carpenter's
Graveyard
Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock
Presbyterian Cemetery
Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
St. James's
Episcopal Cemetery
Rockford, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Hershey Mennonite
Church Cemetery
Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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Milton Eby (1850-1920) —
also known as Peter Milton Eby —
of Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
16, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891-96; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1897-1900; Lancaster
County Sheriff, 1912-16.
Died, from aortic
dilatation, in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
30, 1920 (age 69 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery.
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Pequea
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Strasburg
Cemetery
Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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John G. Homsher (1859-1938) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 1,
1859.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1901-08;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1909-38; died in office 1938.
Died September
13, 1938 (age 79 years, 74
days).
Interment at Strasburg Cemetery.
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Strasburg
Mennonite Cemetery
Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
19, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; railroad
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died, aboard a
train en roue to sanatorium, near Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, May 3,
1950 (age 64 years, 165
days).
Interment at Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery.
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