William

male
Indian Echo Caverns, historical fiction, Hummelstown, Amos Wilson, Harriot Wilson, The Pennsylvania Hermit…chestercounty
William Wilson (b. ca. 1762 - d. Oct 1821), became a figure in the folklore of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania in the late Eighteenth...

Elizabeth

female
hanging, execution, nineteenth centuries, pardon, nineteenth century, The Pennsylvania Hermit…chestercounty
Elizabeth Wilson (b. ca. 1762-d. 3 Jan 1786) became a figure in the folklore of southeastern Pennsylvania in the late Eighteenth and early...
Joseph R. Pitts

Joseph R. Pitts

male, 70 years old
Pennsylvania Republican, American military, House of Representatives, westover air force base, Second Lieutenant, U.S. House…chestercounty
Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts (b. October 10, 1939) is a Republican politician for the state of Pennsylvania, currently representing Pennsylvania's 16th...

Richard Thomas

male, deceased (1832)
from Pennsylvania, Continental Army officer, chestercounty, federalist, United States Representative, Pennsylvania Federalist
Richard Thomas (December 30, 1744 - January 19, 1832) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in West Whiteland, Pennsylvania,...

John Phillips

male
U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Federalist, 17th United States Congress, from Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, politician…chestercounty
John Phillips was a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from March 1821 to...
Isaac Wayne

Isaac Wayne

male, deceased (1774)
dutch, Irish-American, revolutionary war, chestercounty, tanner, French and Indian War…from County Wicklow, County Wicklow
Captain Isaac Wayne (1699-1774) was a Pennsylvania tanner and father of Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and grandfather of United...

David J. Brightbill

male, 45 years old
Duquesne University alumni, Pennsylvania Military College, Duquesne University School of Law, elizabethtown college, Penn State University alumni, duquesne university…Lebanon County, chestercounty
David J. Brightbill was a State Senator and Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party He was born in...

Samuel Sloan

male
Raleigh, The Model Architect, Landmarks in Philadelphia, City and Suburban Architecture, Sloan's Constructive Architecture, A Variety of Designs for Rural Buildings…delaware county, chestercounty
Samuel Sloan was a leading Philadelphia-based architect and writer of architecture books in the mid-19th century. Born in Chester County,...
Madeleine Wing Adler

Madeleine Wing Adler

female
West Chester University, American university and college president, National Endowment for the Arts, Philadelphia Business Journal, Ph.D., West Chester University Of Pennsylvania…chestercounty, West Chester
Dr. Madeleine Wing Adler is the first female president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She received a...
Humphry Marshall

Humphry Marshall

male, deceased (1801)
Botanist, quaker, botanical garden, chestercounty, botany, Botanists active in North America
Humphry Marshall (October 10, 1722 - November 5, 1801) was an American botanist and plant dealer. He was born in Marshallton, Pennsylvania (then...