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Simon Peter Wolverton
1837–1910Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
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Famous people · Rush Township
Rush Township is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Simon Peter Wolverton leads the list, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the pennsylvanian industrialist Daniel Montgomery Boyd. Born in 1826, Daniel Montgomery Boyd is the first name on record, and Simon Peter Wolverton, born in 1837, the most recent. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
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2
notable people
Best known
Simon Peter Wolverton
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
Daniel Montgomery Boyd
Youngest
1837
Simon Peter Wolverton
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1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rush 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 (2)
- Simon Peter Wolverton: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Montgomery Boyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons