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William Lilly (1821-1893) —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., June 3,
1821.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1893; died in office
1893.
Died in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., December
1, 1893 (age 72 years, 181
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Robert Klotz (1819-1895) —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Carbon
County, Pa., October
27, 1819.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1848; delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1879-83.
Died May 1,
1895 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John Leisenring (1853-1901) —
of Upper Lehigh, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Ashton (now Lansford), Carbon
County, Pa., June 3,
1853.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1895-97; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died January
19, 1901 (age 47 years, 230
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Asa Packer (1805-1879) —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., December
20, 1805.
Son of Elisha Packer (1781-1830) and Desiree (Packer) Packer
(1783-1821).
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1842-43; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1843-48; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1853-57; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1869.
Episcopalian.
Founder, Lehigh Valley Railroad;
founder,
in 1865, of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. By some accounts, he
had the largest fortune in Pennsylvania at the time.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 17,
1879 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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Milo Melankthon Dimmick (1811-1872) —
also known as Milo M. Dimmick —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Milford, Wayne County (now Pike
County), Pa., October
30, 1811.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1849-53.
Died in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., November
22, 1872 (age 61 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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Charles Albright (1830-1880) —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
13, 1830.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860,
1872;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1873-75.
Died in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., September
28, 1880 (age 49 years, 290
days).
Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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Albert Gallatin Brodhead, Jr. (1815-1891) —
also known as Albert G. Brodhead, Jr. —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born August
13, 1815.
Son of Garret Brodhead (1793-1872) and Cornelia (Dingman) Brodhead
(1797-1882).
Democrat. Railroad
superintendent; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1870-72 (10th District 1870-71, 13th District
1872); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died January
18, 1891 (age 75 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) —
also known as R. A. Packer —
of Wysox, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., November
18, 1842.
Son of Asa
Packer and Sarah Minerva (Blakeslee) Packer (1807-1882).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876.
The Robert Packer Memorial Hospital is named for him. President of
the Northern Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1883 (age 40 years, 94
days).
Original interment at Tioga
Point Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in
1884 at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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James Irwin Blakslee (1835-1921) —
also known as James I. Blakslee —
of Lehighton, Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in 1835.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912,
1920.
Died April 1,
1921 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
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