The Political Graveyard: Burgesses and Postmasters of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

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Burgesses and Postmasters of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Burgesses of Chambersburg, 1923-60 (may be incomplete!)
John K. Berger as of 1923 C. H. Pensinger as of 1927 Robert C. Vanderau as of 1933-37 T. L. Farner as of 1950-52 Horace A. Kottcamp as of 1954-56 Raymond Roof, Jr. as of 1960

Postmasters at Chambersburg, 1788-1972 (may be incomplete!)
John Martin 1788-90 Jeremiah Mahoney 1790-95 Patrick Campbell 1795-1802 John Brown 1802-18 Jacob Deckhert 1818-29 John Findlay 1829-38 William Gilmore 1838-41 George H. Harper 1841-42 David D. Durborau 1842-46 John McClintock 1846-49 Nicholas Pearse 1849-53 John Noel 1853-58 John Liggett 1858-61 John W. Deal 1861-66 Mathew P. Welsh 1866-69 John A. Seiders 1869-77 Daniel O. Gehr 1877-84 Edward W. Curriden 1884-86 James Sweney 1886-91 William M. McKnight 1891-95 Wilson R. Houser 1895-99 Moses A. Foltz 1899-1905 David Maclay 1905-08 Charles A. Suesserott 1908-16 Thomas Z. Minehart 1916 William Alexander 1916-21 David L. Greenawalt 1921 David L. Greenawalt 1921-25 Craig M. Fleming 1926 Craig M. Fleming 1926-34 George E. Diehl 1934-52 Howard W. Harrison 1952 Howard W. Harrison 1952-65 Glen G. Myers 1965-66 George Richard Brindle 1966-68 George Richard Brindle 1968-72

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1838 Nov 5: John Findlay, died in office.

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