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Ancona, Sydenham Elnathan b. November 20, 1824 d. June 20, 1913
US Congressman. He was elected as a democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1867.
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Banks, John b. October 17, 1793 d. April 3, 1864
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 18th and 24th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1831 to 1836. He also served as a State Court Judge, Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1841, and Pennsylvania State Treasurer from 1847 to 1848.
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bushong, Robert Grey b. June 10, 1883 d. April 6, 1951
US Congressman. After graduating from Yale University in 1903 and from the law school of Columbia University in 1906, he was admitted to the bar and began a lifelong legal practice in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1908 and 1909, president judge of the Orphans' Court of Berks County in 1914 and 1915, and a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1924. Bushong was elected as a Republican to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: section P, lot 151-152
Clymer, Hiester b. 1827 d. 1884
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1873 to 1881. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1866, and as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1876. (Bio by: K)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ermentrout, Daniel b. 1837 d. 1899
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 8th and 9th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1881 to 1889, and 1897 until his death in 1899. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1874 to 1880. (Bio by: K)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Esterly, Charles Joseph b. 1888 d. 1940
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 14th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1925 to 1927, and 1929 to 1931. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennslvania in 1920. (Bio by: K)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Getz, James Lawrence b. 1821 d. 1891
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1835 to 1839. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Graul, William L. b. July 27, 1846 d. September 2, 1909
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company I, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 29, 1864 at Fort Harrison, Virginia. His citation reads "First to plant the colors of his State on the fortifications." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 51, Lot 153
Gregg, David McMurtrie b. April 10, 1833 d. August 17, 1916
Civil War Union Brigadier General. First cousin of Civil War Gov. Andrew Curtin and grandson of Andrew Gregg, who served from 1791 to 1813 in the United States House and Senate. Graduated from West Point in 1855 and appointed Lieutenant of Dragoons, serving his early years in the Indian Territories. In 1862 he was commissioned Colonel of the 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry and then Brigadier General of Volunteers on November 29, 1862. Commanding a division in the Gettysburg Campaign in 1963...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hiester, Joseph b. November 18, 1752 d. June 10, 1832
US Congressman and Governor. After attending the local schools he engaged in the mercantile business until the Revolutionary War. He entered the war as a captain and was promoted to colonel and elected as a major general after the war. For a brief time he was held as a prisoner of war by the British. He was a member of the constitutional convention that ratified the Federal Constitution on February 12, 1787. For 14 years he was a representative in the state congress and then four years in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Holyoke, William Edward b. March 13, 1868 d. April 3, 1934
China Relief Expedition Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Boatswain's Mate First Class in the United States Navy. His citation reads "In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21, and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Holyoke distinguished himself by meritouious conduct." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 67A, Row 4, Grave 41
Hubley, Edward Burd b. 1792 d. 1856
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1835 to 1839.
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyneman, John M. b. April 25, 1771 d. April 16, 1816
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd and 7th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1811 to 1813. Also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Church Courtyard
Jones, Jehu Glancy b. October 7, 1811 d. March 24, 1878
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in Georgia, 1841 and commenced practice at Easton, Pennsylvania. From 1847 to 1849, he was district attorney for Berks County. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1848, 1849, and 1855 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 and 1856. In 1851, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress, serving until 1853. He was elected to the Thirty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Keim, George May b. March 23, 1805 d. June 10, 1861
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1838 to 1843. He also served as the Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1852.
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Keim, William High b. June 25, 1813 d. May 18, 1862
Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman. He served as Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1848 and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Glancy Jones, serving 1858 to 1859. In 1861 he was commissioned General of the Pennsylvania Militia and was sent by order of the governor to defend the towns of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Maryland, Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac. He was promoted...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 44
Knoderer, Charles August b. 1824 d. February 15, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Emmendingen, Germany, he attended the Karlsruhe Polytechnic School (now the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), and embarked on a career as a civil engineer. He took part in the failed German Revolution of 1848-1849, which facilitated his immigration to the United States. Serving as a civil engineer for the Schuylkill Navigation Company when the Civil War started, he enlisted in the Union Army, and was appointed as a Captain of Engineers on the staff of...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: SectionL, Lot 36
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus Philip b. May 13, 1782 d. July 11, 1844
US Congressman. Attending the local schools, he studied theology and was ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1802. He was the pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church from 1803 through 1829. He decided in 1828 to enter politics and was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the US Congress. He continued as a Congressman until President Jackson appointed him Minister of Austria in 1838. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1835 and 1837 and was nominated by the Democratic Party for the third time...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus b. July 21, 1823 d. January 9, 1854
US Congressman, Author. Elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 8th District in the Thirty-Third Congress, he served from 1853 until his death in office. Muhlenberg was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, a scion of the Muhlenberg-Hiester family dynasty whose members would be involved in American politics for over 200 years. His father was US Congressman Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg; his grandfather, Joseph Hiester, was Governor of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Dickinson College...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Richards, Matthias b. 1758 d. 1830
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1807 to 1811. He also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

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