Photo: Smallbones at en.wikipedia · Public domainThe American judge John Patterson Rea is the one famous person from Lower Oxford Township
John Patterson Rea, the American judge, was born in 1840. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born in Lower Oxford Township
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Famous people from the towns next door
Oxford leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Oxford Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Evan Pugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cameron Sproul: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Godshalk: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



