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James Pollock (1810-1890) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., September
11, 1810.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1844-49; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1855-58.
Director of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia, 1861-73; superintendent of
the U.S. Mint, 1873-79; originator of the motto 'In God We Trust' for
U.S. coins.
Died April 19,
1890 (age 79 years, 220
days).
Interment at Milton Cemetery.
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Robert Hanna Hammond (1791-1847) —
also known as Robert H. Hammond —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 28,
1791.
Northumberland
County Register and Recorder; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1837-41; served
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Wounded during the Mexican
War; ordered home on sick leave, but died of his wounds en route,
aboard
the steamship Orleans, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, June 2,
1847 (age 56 years, 35
days).
Interment at Milton Cemetery.
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Alem Marr (1787-1843) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., June 18,
1787.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-31.
Died in Northampton
County, Pa., March 29,
1843 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Milton Cemetery.
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Franklin Bound (1829-1910) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 9,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1861-63; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1885-89.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., August 8,
1910 (age 81 years, 121
days).
Interment at Milton Cemetery.
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Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
3, 1843.
Son of Clark Dickerman and Sarah Adelia Dickerman.
Democrat. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
executive of railroad
car building company; director of several banks; chair of
Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1891; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1903-05.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1915 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Interment at Milton Cemetery.
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Frederick William Magrady (1863-1954) —
also known as Frederick W. Magrady —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
24, 1863.
Son of William Magrady and Isabel (McConaghy) Magrady.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
vice-president, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Transit
Co.; director and solicitor for First National Bank of Mt.
Carmel; director, Mt. Carmel Water
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1925-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Danville, Montour
County, Pa., August
27, 1954 (age 90 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Edmund William Samuel (1857-1930) —
also known as Edmund W. Samuel —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales,
November
27, 1857.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1905-07;
president and general manager, Shamokin-Mount Carmel Transit
Company, 1908-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 7,
1930 (age 72 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Samuel Achmuty Bergstresser (d. 1900) —
also known as S. A. Bergstresser —
of Elysburg, Northumberland
County, Pa.; Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in 1900.
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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John Black Packer (1824-1891) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 21,
1824.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1869-77.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 7,
1891 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Pomfret Manor Cemetery.
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Isaac Clinton Kline (1858-1947) —
also known as I. Clinton Kline —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
18, 1858.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died December
2, 1947 (age 89 years, 106
days).
Interment at Pomfret Manor Cemetery.
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Herbert Wesley Cummings (1873-1956) —
also known as Herbert W. Cummings —
of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 13,
1873.
Son of R. M. Cummings and Mary Elizabeth (Albright) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer; Northumberland
County District Attorney, 1902-05; county judge in Pennsylvania,
1912-22, 1936-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 4,
1956 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Interment at Pomfret Manor Cemetery.
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