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Monroe County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monroe County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Stroudsburg Laurelwood Cemetery Stroudsburg Stroudsburg Cemetery Private or family graveyard Monroe County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   John Ross (1770-1834) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Solebury, Bucks County, Pa., February 24, 1770. Lawyer; postmaster at Easton, Pa., 1796-98; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1800; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-11, 1815-18 (2nd District 1809-11, 6th District 1815-18); district judge in Pennsylvania 7th District, 1818; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1830-34. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 31, 1834 (age 63 years, 341 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Ross (1739-1814) and Jane (Chapman) Ross; married, November 19, 1795, to Mary Jenkins; father of Camilla A. Ross (who married Peter Ihrie Jr.) and Thomas Ross (1806-1865); grandfather of George Ross.   Political family: Ross #2 family of Easton, Pennsylvania.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Laurelwood Cemetery Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) — also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting Quaker" — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Moosehead, Luzerne County, Pa., May 4, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; bank director; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian, 1917-19; U.S. Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1932. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a heart condition following surgery for appendicitis, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1936 (age 64 years, 7 days). Interment at Laurelwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Bernard Palmer and Caroline (Albert) Palmer; married, November 23, 1898, to Roberta Bartlett Dixon; married, August 29, 1923, to Margaret Fallon Burrall.   The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Mitchell Palmer (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Henry Leopold Ughetta (1902-1967) — also known as Henry L. Ughetta — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 20, 1902. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1943-67; died in office 1967; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1957-67; died in office 1967; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; died in office 1967. Catholic. Died in Buck Hill Falls, Monroe County, Pa., September 16, 1967 (age 64 years, 361 days). Interment at Laurelwood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Daily News, September 17, 1967 Stroudsburg Cemetery Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   John Brutzman Storm (1838-1901) — also known as John B. Storm — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pa., September 19, 1838. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1871-75, 1883-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1896. Died August 13, 1901 (age 62 years, 328 days). Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Eakin Shull (1878-1945) — also known as Samuel E. Shull — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., May 16, 1878. Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 43rd District, 1917-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1926. Died June 4, 1945 (age 67 years, 19 days). Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Horace Shull and Melissa Virginia (Flory) Shull.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Horace Shull (1848-1944) — also known as Joseph H. Shull; J. H. Shull — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa. Born in Northampton County, Pa., August 17, 1848. Democrat. School teacher; physician; lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Pennsylvania state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1903-05; chair of Monroe County Democratic Party, 1927. Died in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., August 9, 1944 (age 95 years, 358 days). Interment at Stroudsburg Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elias Shull and Margaret (Eakin) Shull; married to Melissa Virginia Flory; father of Samuel Eakin Shull.   Epitaph: "Physician and Lawyer."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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