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Perry County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Perry County

Index to Locations Duncannon Duncannon Cemetery New Bloomfield Unknown location New Bloomfield Bloomfield Cemetery New Bloomfield New Bloomfield Cemetery Duncannon Cemetery Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-1941) — also known as Harris J. Bixler — of Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pa. Born in New Buffalo, Perry County, Pa., September 16, 1870. Republican. School teacher; banker; Mayor of Johnsonburg, Pa., 1908-12; Elk County Sheriff, 1916-20; Elk County Treasurer, 1920-21; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1921-27. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose. Died in Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pa., March 29, 1941 (age 70 years, 194 days). Interment at Duncannon Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Bixler and Sarah (Falkner) Bixler; married, September 26, 1896, to Jeanette Pray.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Unknown Location New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here: William Harper (1861-1930) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Newport, Perry County, Pa. Born in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., July 24, 1861. Chief, Bureau of Information, Philadelphia Commercial Museum; Consul for Colombia in Philadelphia, Pa., 1900-07. Scottish ancestry. Died, from rectal cancer, in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., November 18, 1930 (age 69 years, 117 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Son of David Harper and Nancy Davidson 'Nannie' (Work) Harper; married, April 12, 1887, to Rosalie Sully Wheeler; married to Bessie Shepard Welch.   Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 27, 1900 Bloomfield Cemetery New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   Joseph Bailey (1810-1885) — of Chester County, Pa.; Perry County, Pa. Born in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pa., March 18, 1810. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1840; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1843-45, 1851-53 (3rd District 1843, 4th District 1844-45, 13th District 1851-53); Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861-65 (16th District 1861-63, 15th District 1863-65); delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872. Died in Bailey Station, Perry County, Pa., August 26, 1885 (age 75 years, 161 days). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Alexander Magee (1827-1903) — also known as John A. Magee — of New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa. Born in Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., October 14, 1827. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Perry County, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868, 1876, 1896; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1873-75. Died in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., November 18, 1903 (age 76 years, 35 days). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page New Bloomfield Cemetery New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania Politicians buried here:   James Black (1793-1872) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793. Democrat. Merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1830-31; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1836-37, 1843-47 (13th District 1836-37, 16th District 1843-47); county judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-43. Died in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., June 21, 1872 (age 79 years, 107 days). Interment at New Bloomfield Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Benjamin Franklin Junkin (1822-1908) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., November 12, 1822. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1859-61; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1871. Died October 9, 1908 (age 85 years, 332 days). Interment at New Bloomfield Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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