James Madison Porter served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College.
William Marks was an American lawyer and politician from Beaver,Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and was the Speaker for the House from 1813 to 1819. He later represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
John B. Callahan was the 10th Mayor of Bethlehem,Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic nominee in an unsuccessful 2010 bid for United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.
Russell H. Diamond is an American politician and businessman from Pennsylvania. Following a string of unsuccessful runs for various offices,he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 102nd District in 2014.
Charles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Sebring Kirkpatrick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Dennis Thomas Flynn was an American politician and a Delegate from Oklahoma Territory to the United States House of Representatives.
Johnston Cornish was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the U.S. representative for one term from 1893 to 1895.
Benjamin Franklin Grussendorf,Jr. was an educator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. Grussendorf represented Sitka,Alaska and surrounding areas for ten terms in the Alaska House of Representatives,and remains one of the body's longest-serving members. He also served as Speaker of the House,becoming the first person to be elected to that office for three terms.
Easton Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Easton,Pennsylvania and the burial site of many notable individuals.
Phil Mitman is an American politician and former Mayor of Easton,Pennsylvania. Mitman served as the mayor of Easton for two,nonconsecutive four-year terms:His first term lasted from 1980 to 1984. Mitman was once again elected Mayor of Easton in November 2003 after being out of active politics for nearly twenty years. He served from January 2004 to January 2008. Mitman was a member of the Republican Party. However,he became a member of the Democratic Party shortly after the election of Donald Trump.
Fred L. Ashton,Jr. was an American politician who served as the mayor of Easton,Pennsylvania,from 1968 to 1976. Ashton also served as the first strong mayor of Easton,beginning with his inauguration for a second term in 1972. He was a member of the Republican Party.
The 2017 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey,as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate,representing Alabama,and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
Local elections was held in Valenzuela on May 9,2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,the two Congressmen,and the councilors,six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
The 2021 Cleveland City Council election was held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on September 14,2021. All 17 seats on Cleveland City Council were up for election for four-year terms. Elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election,regardless of party.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila were held on May 9,2022,to elect the thirty-three representatives to the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing various areas in the National Capital Region. The elections coincided with the presidential election,the senatorial election,and the local elections. The representatives were elected via first past the post,in which the candidate with the most votes will be elected as representative for that district.
William Beidelman was an American politician from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and saw combat at the Battle of Gettysburg,which was the war's turning point in the Union's favor but also its bloodiest battle.
David Williamson Nevin (1853–1945) was an American politician from Easton,Pennsylvania,who served as the city's mayor and is considered to be "Easton's greatest citizen".
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