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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; statue at Gettysburg
National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.; statue at Centre County Courthouse Square.
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Andrew Gregg (1755-1835) —
of Penn Valley, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., June 10,
1755.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1791-1807 (at-large 1791-93,
2nd District 1793-95, 4th District 1795-1803, 2nd District 1803-07);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1807-13; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1820-23.
Died May 20,
1835 (age 79 years, 344
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Daniel Hartman Hastings (1849-1903) —
also known as Daniel H. Hastings —
of Pennsylvania.
Born February
26, 1849.
Republican. Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1895-99.
Died January
9, 1903 (age 53 years, 317
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown, Perry
County, Pa., October
21, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1896-1906.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1914 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Thomas Burnside (1782-1851) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Newton Stewart, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), July 28,
1782.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1811-12, 1823-26; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1815-16; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1815-19, 1826-41; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1845-51; died in office 1851.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 25,
1851 (age 68 years, 240
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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James Tracy Hale (1810-1865) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., October
14, 1810.
Republican. District judge in Pennsylvania 26th District, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1859-65 (15th District 1859-63,
18th District 1863-65).
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April 6,
1865 (age 54 years, 174
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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James Irvin (1800-1862) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1800.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (14th District 1841-43,
17th District 1843-45).
Died in 1862
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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William Wilson Potter (1792-1839) —
also known as William W. Potter —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Potters Mills, Centre
County, Pa., December
18, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1837-39; died in
office 1839.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., October
28, 1839 (age 46 years, 314
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Blanchard (1787-1849) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
30, 1787.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1845-49.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 9,
1849 (age 61 years, 160
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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