The Political Graveyard: Columbia County, Pa.

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Columbia County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Columbia County

Index to Locations

Benton Benton Cemetery

Berwick Pine Grove Cemetery

Bloomsburg Rosemont Cemetery

Benton Cemetery
Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

John Geiser McHenry (1868-1912) — also known as John G. McHenry — of Benton, Columbia County, Pa. Born in Benton Township, Columbia County, Pa., April 26, 1868. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1907-12; died in office 1912. Died in Benton, Columbia County, Pa., December 27, 1912 (age 44 years, 245 days). Interment at Benton Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Pine Grove Cemetery
Market Street
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) — also known as William H. Woodin; Will Woodin — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Berwick, Columbia County, Pa., May 27, 1868. Son of Clement Woodin. President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad freight cars; music composer; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Union League. Died, from a throat infection and nephritis, in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 3, 1934 (age 65 years, 341 days). Entombed at Pine Grove Cemetery.

See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

Frederick Heber Eaton (1863-1916) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Berwick, Columbia County, Pa., April 15, 1863. Republican. Business executive; Presidential Elector for New York, 1896. Died January 28, 1916 (age 52 years, 288 days). Entombed at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Rosemont Cemetery
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Politicians buried here:

Charles Rollin Buckalew (1821-1899) — also known as Charles R. Buckalew — of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa. Born in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pa., December 28, 1821. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1851-56, 1858, 1870-72 (16th District 1851-56, 13th District 1858, 15th District 1870-72); U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1858-61; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1863-69; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1872; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-91 (11th District 1887-89, 17th District 1889-91). Died in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa., May 19, 1899 (age 77 years, 142 days). Interment at Rosemont Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles E. Kesty (d. 1943) — of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924; chair of Columbia County Republican Party, 1927. Died in 1943. Interment at Rosemont Cemetery.

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