#1Politics & Law
William Maclay
1737–1804United States Senator from Pennsylvania
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Famous people · New Garden Township
The 3 famous people born in New Garden Township, led by William Maclay
Most widely known is William Maclay, the united States Senator from Pennsylvania, with articles in 12 languages. Close behind are Thomas R. Ross and Joseph Shortlidge. Mark Sullivan leads the 2 names listed next door in Avondale. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.6, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William Maclay
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1737
William Maclay
Youngest
1832
Joseph Shortlidge
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in New Garden Township
William Maclay, Thomas R. Ross and Joseph Shortlidge are written about in 12, 8 and 1 languages.
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Politics & Law
Joseph Shortlidge
1832–1911Sixth president of Penn State University
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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The neighbour with the most names is Avondale, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Garden 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 (3)
- William Maclay: Clarence Winthrop Bowen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Sullivan: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Walker Hood: Hood, James Walker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons