#1Military
Isaac Newton Lewis
1858–1931American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun
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Famous people · New Salem
Isaac Newton Lewis tops a list of 4 famous people born in New Salem
Isaac Newton Lewis, the American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Edgar Woodward and Ebenezer F. Porter. Only 247 of the 995 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. Born in 1858, Isaac Newton Lewis is the first name on record, and Francis Machinsky, born in 1934, the most recent.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Isaac Newton Lewis
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Isaac Newton Lewis
Youngest
1934
Francis Machinsky
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in New Salem
Isaac Newton Lewis leads with articles in 15 languages, ahead of Charles Edgar Woodward (4) and Ebenezer F. Porter (1).
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#2Politics & Law
Charles Edgar Woodward
1876–1942United States federal judge
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#3Business
Ebenezer F. Porter
1859–1919Kansas businessman and politician
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When New Salem’s famous people were born
The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Nearby, West Manchester Township has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Salem 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)
- Isaac Newton Lewis: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edgar Woodward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer F. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alonzo Stahle: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons