Easton Cemetery is a historic

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located in

Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in, and the county seat of, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a river tha ...

and the burial site of many notable individuals. ''Note:'' This includes The cemetery was added to the

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in 1990. Easton Cemetery's parklike cemetery landscape design is based on the picturesque romantic styles of the early and late 19th century. Its landscape is set with thousands of examples of funeral artwork, in a variety of decorative styles, spanning Greco-Roman Revival, Gothic Victorian, and Art Deco. Established in 1849, Easton Cemetery is the earliest and best surviving example of a romantic parklike cemetery within the Lehigh Valley metro area. Architecturally noteworthy features include a Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office, stable, cemetery chapel, and a Gothic frame workshop. Its first president was prominent Easton citizen, Traill Green.

Notable burials

* Fred Ashton (1931-2013), Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1976 * Joseph Davis Brodhead (1859-1920), Member of Congress, 1907 to 1909 *

Richard Brodhead Richard Brodhead (January 5, 1811September 16, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House (1843 to 1849) and Senate (1851 to 1857). He was the father of U.S. Repres ...

(1811-1863), 19th century Pennsylvania state legislator *

Charles F. Chidsey Charles Francis Chidsey (1843-1933) was an American politician who served as the first mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1890 and a Pennsylvania State Representative from 1896 to 1898. Early life and education Chidsey graduated Lafayet ...

(1843-1933) first mayor of Easton (1887 to 1889) and State Representative (1896 to 1898) * Thomas Coates (1803-1895), "the Father of Band Music in America," and conductor, Regimental Band,

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Snyder, Laurie.
Professor Thomas Coates, Regimental Band Leader, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers
', in ''47th Pennsylvania Volunteers: One Civil War Regiment's Story'', retrieved online November 22, 2017. * Jacob Dachrodt (1828-1909),

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captain, State Senator, 1887 to 1891 * William Clayton Hackett (1874-1930), State Senator, 1915 to 1922 *

Peter Ihrie Jr. Peter Ihrie Jr. (February 3, 1796 – March 29, 1871) was a Democratic-Republican Party (United States), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Peter Ihrie Jr. was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He ...

(1796-1871), Member of Congress, 1829 to 1833 *

Philip Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an American architect best known for his works of modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the pos ...

(1818-1867), Member of Congress, 1863 to 1867 *

William Sebring Kirkpatrick William Sebring Kirkpatrick (April 21, 1844 – November 3, 1932) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William S. Kirkpatrick (father of William Huntington Kirkpatric ...

(1844-1932), Member of Congress, 1897 to 1899 *

Howard Mutchler Howard Mutchler (February 12, 1859 – January 4, 1916) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Howard Mutchler (son of William Mutchler), was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools ...

(1859-1916), Member of Congress, 1893 to 1895 and 1901 to 1903 *

William Mutchler William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Mutchler (father of Howard Mutchler) was born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attended ...

(1831-1893), Member of Congress, 1875 to 1877, 1881 to 1885, and 1889 to 1893 *

James Madison Porter James Madison Porter (January 6, 1793 – November 11, 1862) served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College. Porter began his career studying law in 1809 and later became a clerk in the prothonotary's of ...

(1793-1862),

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, 1843 to 1844, and founder of

Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General Laf ...

James F. Randolph James Fitz Randolph (June 26, 1791 – January 25, 1872) 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. Randolph learne ...

(1791-1872), Member of Congress, 1828 to 1823 *

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(1803-1873), Member of Congress, 1837 to 1843 *

Andrew Horatio Reeder Andrew Horatio Reeder (July 12, 1807 – July 5, 1864) was the first governor of the Kansas Territory, Territory of Kansas. Biography Reeder was born in Easton, Pennsylvania to Absolom Reeder and Christina (Smith) Reeder. He was educated at ...

(1807-1864),

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governor, 1854 to 1855 *

Jeanette Reibman Jeanette F. Reibman (August 18, 1915 – March 11, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1969 to 1994. She also served in the Pennsylvania ...

(1915-2006), member of

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, 1955 to 1966, and

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, 1969 to 1994 and trustee,

, 1970 to 1985 *

Samuel Sitgreaves Samuel Sitgreaves (March 16, 1764April 4, 1827) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Sitgreaves was born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies, studied law, was ...

(1764-1827), Member of Congress, 1797 to 1798 * Henry Joseph Steele (1860-1933), Member of Congress, 1915 to 1921 * George Taylor (1716-1781),

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who signed the

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David Douglas Wagener David Douglas Wagener (October 11, 1792 – October 1, 1860) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1972. He was captain of the Easton Union Guards ...

(1792-1860), Member of Congress (1833 to 1841) *

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officer in

later killed in action in

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C. Meyer Zulick Conrad Meyer Zulick (June 3, 1839 – March 1, 1926) was an American jurist and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic party activist who became the seventh Governor of Arizona Territory. During his term the Indian Wars ended and the territ ...

(1838-1926),

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governor, 1885 to 1889

Gallery

File:Traill Green Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Traill Green statue. File:Leigh Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Leigh obelisk. File:Bruch Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Bruch monument. File:Reeder Family Plot, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Reeder plot. File:Flemming Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Flemming monument. File:McKeen Monument, Easton Cemetery 03.JPG, Col. Thomas McKeen (1763-1858) monument. File:Yohe Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Yohe monument. File:Gatehouse, Easton Cemetery 04.JPG, Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office (1900-1901). File:Gatehouse, Easton Cemetery 03.JPG, Gatehouse North wing. File:Cemetery Chapel, Easton Cemetery 01.JPG, Cemetery Chapel. File:Easton Memorial at Easton Cemetery.JPG, Memorial. File:GAR Cannon, Easton Cemetery.JPG, Grand Army of the Republic Cannon and military plot.

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