Easton Cemetery
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Easton Cemetery is a historic cemetery and burial site of many notable individuals, located in Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....

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The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1990.

Notable burials

  • Jefferson Davis Brodhead
    Jefferson Davis Brodhead
    Jefferson Davis Brodhead , also known as J. Davis Brodhead and Joseph Davis Brodhead, was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

     (1859-1920)
  • Richard Brodhead
    Richard Brodhead
    Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was the father of U.S. Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead....

     (1811-1863)
  • Thomas Coates (1803-1895), pioneer of American wind band music, bandleader 47th PA Inf. Regt. Band
  • Peter Ihrie, Jr.
    Peter Ihrie, Jr.
    Peter Ihrie, Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Peter Ihrie, Jr. was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in...

     (1796-1871)
  • Philip Johnson
    Philip Johnson (congressman)
    Philip Johnson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Philip Johnson was born in Polkville in Knowlton Township, New Jersey. He moved to Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, in 1839. He attended the common schools and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania,...

     (1818-1867)
  • William Sebring Kirkpatrick
    William Sebring Kirkpatrick
    William Sebring Kirkpatrick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

     (1844-1932)
  • Howard Mutchler
    Howard Mutchler
    Howard Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Howard Mutchler , was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of his native city and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...

     (1859-1916)
  • William Mutchler
    William Mutchler
    William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

     (1831-1893)
  • James Madison Porter
    James Madison Porter
    James Madison Porter , a Pennsylvanian, was the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College....

     (1793-1862)
  • James F. Randolph
    James F. Randolph
    James Fitz Randolph was a United States Representative from New Jersey. He was also the father of Theodore Fitz Randolph. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, he received a limited schooling....

     (1791-1872)
  • Joseph Fitz Randolph
    Joseph Fitz Randolph
    Joseph Fitz Randolph was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843 as part of a general ticket covering the entire state....

     (1803-1873), represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives
    United States House of Representatives
    The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

     from 1837 to 1843.
  • Andrew Horatio Reeder
    Andrew Horatio Reeder
    Andrew Horatio Reeder was the first governor of the Territory of Kansas.Reeder was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Absolom Reeder and Christina Reeder. He was educated at an academy in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He read law in a Pennsylvania law office and was admitted to the bar there in 1828....

     (1807-1864)
  • Samuel Sitgreaves
    Samuel Sitgreaves
    Samuel Sitgreaves was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, he pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia on September 3, 1783 and began practice in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1786...

     (1764-1827)
  • Henry Joseph Steele
    Henry Joseph Steele
    Henry Joseph Steele was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry J. Steele was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Stevens College of Business in 1875. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881, and commenced practice in Easton. He was a...

     (1860-1933)
  • George Taylor
    George Taylor (delegate)
    George Taylor was a Colonial ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania...

     (1716-1781)
  • David Douglas Wagener
    David Douglas Wagener
    David Douglas Wagener was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David D. Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania...

     (1792-1860)
  • Charles A. Wikoff
    Charles A. Wikoff
    Charles Augustus Wikoff was a United States Army officer serving from American Civil War until he became the most senior ranking American Army officer killed in the Spanish-American War-Early life:...

      (1837-1898)
  • Conrad Meyer Zulick
    Conrad Meyer Zulick
    Conrad Meyer Zulick was an American jurist and Democratic party activist who became the seventh Governor of Arizona Territory. During his term the Indian Wars ended and the territorial capital was moved from Prescott to Phoenix...

     (1838-1926)
  • Samuel Morton Zulick
    Samuel Zulick
    Samuel Morton Zulick was an American Civil War officer and medical doctor who was promoted to brevet brigadier general of volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "bravery and efficiency as an officer". On May 15, 1861, he enlisted as private with the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was promoted to...

     (1824-1876)

External links

  • Easton Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
    The Political Graveyard
    The Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...

  • Easton Cemetery at Find A Grave
    Find A Grave
    Find a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...

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