Montour County
Pennsylvania
PoliticalGraveyard.com
Montour County
Pennsylvania
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Montour County
Index to Locations
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John Gallagher Montgomery (1805-1857) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., June 27,
1805.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1857; died in
office 1857.
Presumed to have been deliberately
poisoned
at a banquet during the inauguration of President James
Buchanan, in Washington, D.C., and subsequently died, at
Danville, Montour
County, Pa., April 24,
1857 (age 51 years, 301
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Rufus King Polk (1866-1902) —
also known as Rufus K. Polk —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., August
23, 1866.
Democrat. Chemist;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1899-1902; died
in office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1902 (age 35 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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James Dale Strawbridge (1824-1890) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1824.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1873-75.
Died in 1890
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Paul Leidy (1813-1877) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Hemlock Township, Columbia
County, Pa., November
13, 1813.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1858-59.
Died September
11, 1877 (age 63 years, 302
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Alexander Billmeyer (1841-1924) —
of Washingtonville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Liberty Township, Montour
County, Pa., January
7, 1841.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1902-03.
Died near Washingtonville, Montour
County, Pa., May 24,
1924 (age 83 years, 138
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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David Petrikin (1788-1847) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1837-41.
Died in 1847
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Petrikin Cemetery.
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