Easton is a city in and the county seat of Northampton County,Pennsylvania. The city's population was 28,217 as of the 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River,a 109-mile-long (175 km) river,that joins the Delaware River in Easton and serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary with Phillipsburg,New Jersey.
Thomas Fitzsimons was an Irish-American merchant and statesman of Philadelphia. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress,the Constitutional Convention,and the U.S. Congress. He was a signatory of the Constitution of the United States and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was also a slave owner.
George Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835. On June 29,1888,he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Easton.
James Madison Porter served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and was a founder of Lafayette College.
Henry Tazewell was an American politician who was instrumental in the early government of Virginia,and a US senator from Virginia. He was also a slave owner. Tazewell served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1795.
John Morin Scott was a lawyer,military officer,and statesman before,during and after the American Revolution.
William Huntington Kirkpatrick was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Robert Brown was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Weaversville in East Allen Township,Pennsylvania,he attended the common schools and was apprenticed to the blacksmith trade.
Peter Ihrie Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jones Rogers was a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1818 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1823 to 1824.
Joel Barlow Sutherland was an American politician who served as the first president of the General Society of the War of 1812 from 1854 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives (1827–1837).
St. Peter's Church is a historic Episcopal church located on the corner of Third and Pine Streets in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. It opened for worship on September 4,1761 and served as a place of worship for many of the United States Founding Fathers during the period of the Continental Congresses. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The church remains an active parish;the current rector is the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field.
James Milnor was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two years (1811–1813),a lawyer for 16 years,and an Episcopal priest for 29+1⁄2 years.
Samuel Lathrop was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Charles Sitgreaves was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district for two terms from 1865 to 1869.
Samuel McLean was an American politician who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1865–1867.
Easton Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Easton,Pennsylvania and the burial site of many notable individuals.
Joseph Hopkinson was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Samuel Bowman was an American suffragan Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania,United States.
Rev. William Cassady Cattell D.D.,LL.D was a Presbyterian divine and educator of the United States,serving as the 7th president of Lafayette College.
