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• Acker, Ephraim    b. January 11, 1827  d. May 12, 1903
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1871 to 1873.
  Norris City Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Bolton, William Jordan    b. October 22, 1833  d. August 2, 1906
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A real estate agent and machinist before the Civil War, he joined the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry upon the outbreak of hostilities. When John Frederick Hartranft formed the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, Bolton was named a Colonel in that unit. He served with the 51st throughout the war and was wounded twice, at Antietam and at Petersburg. On March 13, 1865, he was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious services during the war...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Riverside Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Plot: Central Lawn, Lot 159
   
• Fornance, Joseph   b. October 18, 1804  d. November 24, 1852
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1832, opened a law practice in Norristown, Pennsylvania and was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1834. In 1839, he was elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1843. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Freedley, John   b. May 22, 1793  d. November 8, 1851
  US Congressman, Lawyer, Businessman. Son of a brickyard owner, he was educated at the Norristown Academy and was admitted to the Montgomery County Bar. His knowledge of business and the German language were major contributors to a successful law practice. He invested the money he made in land and became a major speculator in the County. He operated a marble quarry which he sold in 1844. He was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-First Congresses as a Whig representing Pennsylvania's 5th...[Read More] (Bio by: rjschatz)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Hancock, Winfield Scott    b. February 14, 1824  d. February 9, 1886
  Civil War Union Major General. One of the most successful and lauded Corps commanders in the Union Army. Rose from commanding a brigade in the II Corps to commanding the Corps itself. Organized the Union defenses on Cemetery Hill on July 1, 1863 after Confederate Troops pushed the Union defenders back and the two senior Union Generals in the scene were squabbling about command. Held his position on the second day of the battle, and commanded the Union center that repulsed Pickett's Charge in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Cause of death: Advanced diabetes
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Plot: Directly on the left as you enter the cemetery, in a fenced area
   
• Hartranft, John Frederick    b. December 16, 1830  d. October 17, 1889
  Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, 17th Pennsylvania Governor. Born at New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, he spent his youth in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He attended Marshall College in Virginia, and in 1853 was graduated from Union College in New York. Trained as a civil engineer, he switched to politics and law; becoming a deputy sheriff of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1854, and in 1860 he was called to the bar. Shortly before the outbreak of...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Markley, Philip Swenk   b. July 2, 1789  d. 1834
  US Congressman. Lawyer. Educated in the Norristown schools, he pursued a career in law. He was a member of the Pennsylvania senate from 1820 to 1823, and represented the 5th Pennsylvania Congressional District from 1823 to 1827. Markley was appointed Pennsylvania's Attorney General in 1829. He was also a founder of St. John Episcopal Church, as well as a member of the church's first vestry. (Bio by: rjschatz)
  Saint John Episcopal Church Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• McClennan, Matthew Robert    b. September 24, 1834  d. May 29, 1872
  Civil War Union Brevet General. On August 26, 1862, he enlisted into the Union Army and served as Colonel in command of the 138th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He lead his regiment in actions against Confederate forces in the Richmond Campaign, May 5 to June 15, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 and at Strawberry Plains, Virginia, August 14 to 18, 1864. For his gallantry and leadership he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on April 2, 1865. He mustered out...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Pawling, Levi    b. July 25, 1773  d. September 7, 1845
  US Congressman. He represented the 2nd Pennsylvania Congressional District, from 1817 to 1819. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced law in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. He was a founder and a member of the first vestry of St. John Episcopal Church. (Bio by: rjschatz)
  Saint John Episcopal Church Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Roberts, Jonathan    b. August 16, 1771  d. July 24, 1854
  US Congressman, US Senator. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1811 to 1814. He was then elected as a Senator from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate, serving from 1814 to 1821. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Roberts Cemetery, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Schall, Edwin    b. February 15, 1835  d. June 3, 1864
  Civil War Union Army Officer. Born at Green Lane Forge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he was one of 14 children of a wealthy iron industrialist. After the family relocated to Norristown, Pennsylvania, he purchased a local newspaper, "The National Defender", in February of 1859. Active in the Pennsylvania militia, he had joined the state's 1st Regiment, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, prior to the Civil War. When that conflict started, the 1st Pennsylvania Militia regiment offered their services...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Plot: Section B, Lots 218-21; 235-6
   
• Slemmer, Adam Jacoby    b. January 24, 1829  d. October 7, 1868
  Civil war Union Brigadier General. His most significant Civil War contribution came before the war even started. In January 1861, he ignored CSA pressure to surrender his command, which was stationed at Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, Florida. He instead moved it to the strategic Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island. This move ensured Union control of the Gulf of Mexico throughout the war. He later led a battalion of Regular Army troops at the Battle of Murfreesboro.
  
  
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  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Thomas, Roy Allen    b. March 24, 1874  d. November 20, 1959
  Major League Baseball Player. An outstanding Dead-Ball era hitter, he payed with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1899 to 1908 and from 1910 to 1911, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1908, and the Boston Braves in 1909. He led the National League in Bases on Balls for five consecutive years and seven times altogether. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Riverside Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Plot: Sunnyside Section, Lot 214
   
• Wood, John   b. September 6, 1816  d. May 28, 1898
  US Congressman. Educated in Quaker schools, he worked in his father's tool making business. He moved to Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and was an ironmaster for forty years. He later became the Borough of Conshohocken's justice of the peace, and first burgess. In 1859, along with William T. and Richard S. Bate, he founded a shop along the Schuylkill River manufacture of steam boilers in addition to blacksmithing and general work. As a Republican he would represent the Pennsylvania 5th District in...[Read More] (Bio by: rjschatz)
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Zook, Samuel Kosciuszko    b. March 27, 1821  d. July 3, 1863
  Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania, he was the superintendent of the Washington and New York Telegraph Company, when he was commissioned Colonel of the 57th New York Volunteers, at the start of the Civil War. He led his regiment at the Seven Days Battle and in November 1862, his brigade was one of the first in the Army of the Potomac to engage at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted Brigadier General in early 1863, he fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cause of death: Fatally wounded at Gettysburg
  Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
   

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