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Black, Jeremiah Sullivan b. January 10, 1810 d. August 19, 1883
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1851 to 1854. When President James Buchanan was elected President of the United States, he appointed Jeremiah S. Black as United States Attorney General, an office he served in from 1857 to 1860. When Lewis Cass resigned as United States Secretary of State in December 1860, he was then appointed to that office to fill out the remainder of the term.
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brooks, Edward Schweder b. June 14, 1867 d. 1957
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 20th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1923.
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Denig, John Henry b. September 8, 1838 d. December 10, 1876
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Marines. His citation reads "On board the USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked the decks, Sgt. Denig fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious two-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 17
Franklin, William Buel b. February 27, 1823 d. March 8, 1903
Civil War Union Major General. Graduated from the United States Military Acadeny in 1843, graduating 1st in the class where Ulysses S. Grant was 2lst. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was comissioned Colonel of the 12th United States Regular Infantry and three days later comissioned Brigadier General, US Volunteers. His first engagement was at the First Battle of Bull Run with a less then steller brigade command. During the Peninsula Campaign he led a division and then the VI Corps to...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 141
Glatfelter, Samuel Feiser b. April 7, 1858 d. April 23, 1927
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1923 to 1925. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Glossbrenner, Adam John b. August 31, 1810 d. March 1, 1889
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 15th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1865 to 1869. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Holtzapple, George Emanuel b. May 22, 1862 d. February 22, 1946
Medical Pioneer. He discovered new and improved treatments for pneumonia, which saved many lives.
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 7, Lot 22
GPS coordinates: 39.9783096, -76.7351608 (hddd.dddd)
Ilgenfritz, Charles Henry b. March 4, 1837 d. March 31, 1920
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on April 2, 1865 at Fort Sedgwick, Virginia. His citation reads "The color bearer falling, pierced by seven balls, he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors, planting them upon the enemy's forts amid a murderous fire of grape, canister, and musketry from the enemy." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section E, Lot 115
King, Adam b. 1790 d. May 6, 1835
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1833.
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Kurtz, William Henry b. January 31, 1804 d. June 24, 1868
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 15th and 25th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1851 to 1855. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lafean, Daniel Franklin b. February 7, 1861 d. April 18, 1922
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 20h District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1903 to 1913, and 1915 to 1917. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Livingston, Philip b. January 15, 1716 d. June 12, 1778
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. He and his brother, William, were ardent patriots, and William would later sign the US Constitution. Born in Albany, New York, to a prosperous family. His family estate was over 160,000 acres (about 250 square miles). Young Philip was tutored at home, then sent to Yale University, where he graduated in 1737. In 1740, he married Christina Ten Broeck, daughter of the mayor of Albany, and the couple would have nine children. Philip...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
GPS coordinates: 39.9729385, -76.7329636 (hddd.dddd)
Nes, Henry b. May 20, 1799 d. September 10, 1850
US Congressman. Born in York, Pennsylvania into a distinguished family, he attended Princeton College, studied medicine, and set up practice as a doctor in York. He was first elected to the US House of Representatives as an Independent Democrat, representing Pennsylvania's 15th District, and served from 1843 to 1845; he then switched to the Whig party and was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-First Congresses, serving from 1847 until his death in office. During his time on Capitol...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Spangler, Jacob b. November 28, 1767 d. June 17, 1843
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1817 to 1818. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Stahle, James Alanza b. January 11, 1830 d. December 21, 1912
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. When the Civil War started, he organized a militia unit in York, Pennsylvania called the "Ellsworth Zouaves". The men of his unit joined the Union Army in August 1861, forming the core of what became Company A of the 87th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was commissioned as a Captain and commander of Company A in September 1861, and for the next year and a half he served with his regiment in Western Virginia in mostly garrison duty, occasionally...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 17
Stauffer, Simon Walter b. August 13, 1888 d. September 26, 1975
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1953 to 1955, and 1957 to 1959. He was defeated in 1954 and 1958. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ziegler, Edward Danner b. March 3, 1844 d. December 21, 1931
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1899 to 1901. (Bio by: K)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

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