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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Pennsylvania Delegation to 1856 Republican National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Maxwell</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riter-rivero.html#655.41.74">Joseph Ritner</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams8.html#121.14.23">Thomas Williams</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#406.47.69">David Wilmot</a>, Towanda <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleveland.html#839.53.42">Charles D. Cleveland</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#055.60.99">John F. Gilpin</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#051.78.00">B. D. Pettingill</a> <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carey.html#003.98.22">Henry C. Carey</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elder.html#755.67.15">William Elder</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pierce.html#704.95.62">William S. Pierce</a> <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#804.79.83">Thomas S. Cavender</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#561.72.11">Mahlon H. Dickinson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilliam-gillon.html#246.97.68">Joseph J. Gillingham</a> <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#081.22.02">George H. Earle</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#395.52.97">William B. Thomas</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#411.64.50">Passmore Williamson</a> <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#502.65.66">William Morris Davis</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#413.58.53">Brewster Randall</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts3.html#090.49.35">Edward F. Roberts</a> <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#225.58.48">William Butler</a>, Lewistown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/excell-ezequiel.html#720.75.85">J. P. Eyre</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#413.05.02">Abraham Robinson McIlvaine</a> <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leakin-leaver.html#914.65.71">George Lear</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor2.html#707.90.05">Caleb N. Taylor</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young5.html#656.98.44">Joseph Young</a> <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailhache-bakanatch.html#434.77.51">William M. Baird</a>, Reading - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#580.86.69">Jacob Hoffman</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#107.35.92">John Sheetz</a> <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#399.87.80">James Black</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scotten-scruton.html#849.52.34">Thomas Scottwood</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens8.html#480.10.66">Thaddeus Stevens</a>, Lancaster <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#719.15.50">John Adams Fisher</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#656.74.92">Josiah Funch</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/slavens-slingluff.html#657.40.14">Eli Slifer</a> <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hanlon-hanmer.html#142.27.21">William A. Hanman</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#168.06.97">Robert M. Palmer</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tagawa-talbird.html#074.60.53">David Taggart</a> <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#092.24.74">Abinza Gardner</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#605.02.07">Peter M. Osterhout</a> <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook8.html#732.20.17">S. C. Cook</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooley.html#298.32.30">Samuel L. Cooley</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seeley.html#355.60.75">R. L. Seeley</a> <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/auth-avern.html#638.01.98">John F. Averill</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merchant-mereaux.html#517.91.21">Ulysses Mercur</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed2.html#928.66.64">Charles F. Reed</a> <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gaines.html#331.08.54">G. Gaines</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/huntly-hurlbut.html#605.28.22">P. Hurdic</a> <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brentano-brewington.html#122.56.18">C. H. Bressler</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#639.66.81">Joseph Speck</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watts.html#004.15.60">William W. Watts</a> <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudly-duffield.html#625.03.25">S. E. Duffield</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#150.32.57">John E. Ellis</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hessberg-hewson.html#243.95.47">John R. Heurt</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king1.html#875.94.03">A. King</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#043.50.67">William Wright</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zebb-ziegenheim.html#793.62.28">G. W. Zeigler</a> <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html#213.11.49">Samuel Steel Blair</a>, Hollidaysburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell5.html#527.86.82">Jacob M. Campbell</a>, Johnstown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elder.html#398.90.69">Cyrus Elder</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#447.44.96">Jonathan McWilliam</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raymond.html#464.65.33">A. S. Raymond</a> <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#505.76.39">John Craig</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#160.20.48">Cyrus P. Markle</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#247.60.27">John McEwen</a> <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#693.14.60">William S. Moon</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed2.html#449.34.92">Colin M. Reed</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers5.html#082.63.27">J. T. Rogers</a> <li>21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carnhill-carothers.html#297.64.85">James Carother</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#500.10.05">N. B. Craig</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gayle-geerlings.html#826.67.50">Edward D. Gazzam</a> <li>22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darnell-daughenbaugh.html#157.14.36">George Darsie</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#096.01.01">Robert McKnight</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#011.74.02">Samuel A. Purviance</a> <li>23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#737.53.85">William F. Clark</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgrew-mcguinness.html#553.62.61">Lawrence McGuffy</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts7.html#839.42.95">Richard P. Roberts</a> <li>24th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowan.html#375.28.98">Edgar Cowan</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccallen-mccarter.html#638.87.02">S. P. McCalmont</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ranney-ransohoff.html#059.39.82">C. P. Ransdell</a> <li>25th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#351.98.48">J. A. French</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughey-hulka.html#801.77.43">A. Huidekoper</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white7.html#336.87.22">R. Lyle White</a> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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