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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Crawford (1760-1823) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Paisley, Scotland,
1760.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-17 (6th District 1809-13,
5th District 1813-17).
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., October
23, 1823 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Franklin Menges (1858-1956) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1858.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1925-31.
Died in 1956
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Wilson (1779-1868) —
of Fairfield, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1779.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1823-29.
Died in 1868
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Addison Duncan (1836-1884) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cashtown, Adams
County, Pa., February
2, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1883-84; died in
office 1884.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1884 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Augustus Swope (1827-1910) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1884-85, 1885-87.
Died in 1910
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Edward McPherson (1830-1895) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1830.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1859-63.
Died in 1895
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Moses McClean (1804-1870) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1804.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1845-47; member
of Pennsylvania state legislature.
Died in 1870
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Son of C. W. Beales and Sarah C. (Naylor) Beales.
Republican. Pharmacist;
postmaster;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Jacob Benner (1859-1930) —
also known as George J. Benner —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., April 13,
1859.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1897-99.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., December
30, 1930 (age 71 years, 261
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joel Buchanan Danner (1804-1885) —
also known as Joel B. Danner —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Liberty (now Libertytown), Frederick
County, Md., 1804.
Son of Zachariah Danner and Margaret (Buckey) Danner.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1850-51.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., July 29,
1885 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Luther Albert Burrell (1880-1940) —
also known as James L. A. Burrell —
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., August 9,
1880.
Son of James Luther Albert Burrell (1847-1891; physician) and
Margaret (Swope) Burrell (1853-1939).
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Magdeburg, 1905; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Dresden, 1912-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Fiume, 1916; SAINT Gall, 1916-17.
Died May 1,
1940 (age 59 years, 266
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert C. Miller —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William G. Weaver —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor of Gettysburg, Pa., 1951-71.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817-1894) —
also known as Andrew G. Curtin; "War Governor of
Pennsylvania" —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April 22,
1817.
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1848,
1852;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1855-58; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1861-67; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1868;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1869-72; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1881-87.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., October
7, 1894 (age 77 years, 168
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg National Military
Park; statue at Centre
County Courthouse Square, Bellefonte, Pa.
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John Cleveland Robinson (1817-1897) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April 10,
1817.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1873-74.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1894 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died February
18, 1897 (age 79 years, 314
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; statue at Gettysburg National
Military Park.
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David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916) —
also known as David M. Gregg —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April 10,
1833.
Son of Matthew D. Gregg and Ellen (McMurtrie) Gregg.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Consul in Prague, 1874; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1892-95.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August 7,
1916 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg National
Military Park.
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