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James Sheakley (1829-1917) —
of Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sheakleyville, Mercer
County, Pa., April 24,
1829.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1892;
Governor
of Alaska District, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1917 (age 88 years, 230
days).
Interment at Shenango Valley Cemetery.
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Eugene Pierce Gillespie (1852-1899) —
also known as Eugene P. Gillespie —
of Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa., September
24, 1852.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1891-93.
Died December
16, 1899 (age 47 years, 83
days).
Interment at Shenango Valley Cemetery.
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Samuel P. Johnson —
of West Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Interment at Shenango Valley Cemetery.
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) —
also known as Thomas C. Cochran —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County, Pa., November
30, 1877.
Son of Wilson Henry Cochran and Elizabeth Eve (Robinson) Cochran.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33,
20th District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1957 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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Samuel Henry Miller (1840-1918) —
also known as Samuel H. Miller —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-85, 1915-17 (26th District
1881-85, 28th District 1915-17).
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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William Stewart (1810-1876) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., September
10, 1810.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-44 (20th District 1842-43, 25th District
1844); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1857-61.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., October
17, 1876 (age 66 years, 37
days).
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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William Swan Garvin (1806-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., July 25,
1806.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1845-47.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., February
20, 1883 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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Samuel Griffith (1816-1893) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wales,
February
14, 1816.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1871-73.
Died October
1, 1893 (age 77 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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J. A. Stranahan —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876.
Interment at Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
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