Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

CEMETERY

Official Website:
http://www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org/

Founding Date:
1836

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert Adams, Jr. Politician 26-Feb-1849 1-Jun-1906 Congressman, committed suicide

Charles E. Bohlen Diplomat 30-Aug-1904 31-Dec-1974 US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57

George Henry Boker Playwright 6-Oct-1823 2-Jan-1890 Francesca da Rimini

Sarah Josepha Hale Author 24-Oct-1788 30-Apr-1879 Editor, Godey's Lady's Book

Florence Kelley Activist 12-Sep-1859 17-Feb-1932 Founder of National Consumers League

William D. Kelley Government 12-Apr-1814 9-Jan-1890 Powerful 19th century Congressman

Charles Godfrey Leland Poet 15-Aug-1824 20-Mar-1903 Hans Breitmann's Ballads

George Gordon Meade Military 31-Dec-1815 6-Nov-1872 Accomplished Union Army general

Boies Penrose Politician 1-Nov-1860 31-Dec-1921 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921

Samuel Jackson Randall Politician 10-Oct-1828 13-Apr-1890 Speaker of the US House, 1876-81

David Rittenhouse Astronomer 8-Apr-1732 26-Jun-1796 Early Pennsylvania scientist and statesman

Richard Rush Diplomat 29-Aug-1780 30-Jul-1859 Negotiated the Rush-Bagot Agreement

Charles Ferguson Smith Military 24-Apr-1807 25-Apr-1862 Union Army General, died after Shiloh

Thomas Sully Painter 19-Jul-1783 5-Nov-1872 19th c. American portrait painter

Charles Thomson Politician 29-Nov-1729 16-Aug-1824 Designed Great Seal of the U.S.

Owen Wister Author 14-Jul-1860 21-Jul-1938 The Virginian

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