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• Barnitz, Charles Augustus  b. August 17, 1787  d. January 8, 1850
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1833 to 1835. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
  First Presbyterian Churchyard, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• 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
   
• Brodbeck, Andrew R.  b. April 11, 1860  d. 1937
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1913 to 1915, and 1917 to 1919. (Bio by: K)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, 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
   
• Carr, Phyllis A.   b. September 11, 1939  d. April 20, 2006
  R&B/Doo-Wop Musician. A native of York, Pennsylvania, Carr was a member of the musical group, 'The Quintones.' The group is also known as 'The Quinteros' and 'The Quin-tones.' The group was formed in the 1950s in York, Pennsylvania, by William Penn Senior High School students Kenny Sexton, Jeannie Crist, Carloyn 'Sissie' Holmes, Roberta Haymon, and Carr. They began performing at local dances and other functions when they caught the attention of Paul Landersman, a disc jockey for the WHGB radio...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, 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
   
• Diller, William S.   b. April 8, 1812  d. March 31, 1896
  Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War with the 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (also known as the "Keystone Zouaves", first as Captain of Company D, then as Major and commander of the unit. During his 3 years of service with the 76th Pennsylvania he participated in the July 1863 attacks on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, as well as engagements at Fort Pulaski, Successionville, Pocotalico, Chesterfield Heights, Drewery's Bluff, Virginia,The June 1864 Battle of Cold...[Read More] (Bio by: Izzebella)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• 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
   
• Gerry, James  b. 1796  d. 1873
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1839 to 1843. (Bio by: K)
  Christ Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery , Shrewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Glasgow, Hugh  b. September 8, 1769  d. January 31, 1818
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1813 to 1817. He also served as a State Court Judge in 1800. (Bio by: K)
  Slate Ridge Cemetery, Delta, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• 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
   
• Goodling, George Atlee    b. September 26, 1896  d. October 17, 1982
  US Congressman. A native of Loganville, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Navy durng World War I. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1961 to 1965. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1943 to 1957. (Bio by: K)
  Emmanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Loganville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Gross, Chester Heilman  b. October 13, 1888  d. January 9, 1973
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 21st and 22nd Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1939 to 1941, and 1943 to 1949. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1929 to 1930. (Bio by: K)
  Manchester Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester (York County), York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Haines, Harry Luther  b. February 1, 1880  d. March 29, 1947
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1931 to 1939, and 1941 to 1943. He was defeated in 1938, and 1942. (Bio by: K)
  Red Lion Cemetery, Red Lion (York County), York County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
• Hartley, Thomas    b. September 7, 1748  d. December 21, 1800
  US Congressman, Revolutionary War Officer. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was admitted to the bar in York and set up a law practice there in 1769, later opening a second office in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Provincial Convention in 1775. As a Colonel of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolutionary War, Hartley participated in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown (both 1777), helped lead a campaign to drive Tory and Indian forces out of Bradford County (1778)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Saint Johns Churchyard, 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
   
• Kirk, John    b. November 20, 1846  d. March 2, 1920
  Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during the Wars with the Plains Indians as 1st Sergeant of Company L, 6th United States Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in action on July 12, 1870 at the Battle of the Little Wichita River, Texas, with his citation for the award reading simply "Gallantry in action." In the action he was part of a force of 57 men from the 6th Cavalry that went in pursuit of 250-strong group of Kiowa...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Plot: Section A, Lot 74
   

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