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Robert Grant Furlong (1886-1973) —
also known as Grant Furlong —
of Donora, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Roscoe, Washington
County, Pa., January
4, 1886.
Son of William Allen Furlong and Ethel A. (Grant) Furlong.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; burgess
of Donora, Pennsylvania, 1922-26, 1941-42; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1943-45;
defeated, 1924; Washington
County Sheriff.
Died in Donora, Washington
County, Pa., March 19,
1973 (age 87 years, 74
days).
Interment at Monongahela Cemetery.
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August 9,
1898.
Son of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman (c.1869-1953) and Mary Martha
(Church) Stahlman.
Republican. Dentist; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela Cemetery.
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Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794-1852) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., March 31,
1794.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-39, 1842-43 (15th District
1831-33, 21st District 1833-39, 1842-43); U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1850.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 9,
1852 (age 58 years, 100
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March 31,
1864.
Son of John B. Temple and Martha (Jameson) Temple.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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Thomas Scott (1739-1796) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1739.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1786; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95 (at-large
1789-91, 8th District 1793-95).
Died March 2,
1796 (age about 56
years).
Original interment at Old Graveyard;
reinterment at Washington Cemetery.
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Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) —
also known as Ernest F. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
19, 1855.
Son of Judge Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909;
defeated, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., May 16,
1917 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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William Montgomery (1818-1870) —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1818.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1857-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in 1870
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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Robert Rentoul Reed (1807-1864) —
also known as Robert R. Reed —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March 12,
1807.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1849-51; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1864.
Died December
14, 1864 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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William Sutton Moore (1822-1877) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1822.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1873-75.
Died in 1877
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) —
also known as John H. Ewing —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October
5, 1796.
Son of William Porter Ewing and Mary (Conwell) Ewing.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 9,
1887 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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John Valcoulon LeMoyne (1828-1918) —
of Illinois.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., November
17, 1828.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1876-77.
Died July 27,
1918 (age 89 years, 252
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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Joseph A. Yablonski (1910-1969) —
also known as Jock Yablonski —
of East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Coal miner;
district
leader for the United Mine Workers, and candidate for union
president in 1969; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Shot
and killed,
along with his wife and daughter, by three hit men hired by United
Mine Workers President Tony Boyle, in East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa., December
31, 1969 (age 59 years, 303
days).
Interment at Washington Cemetery.
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