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Politics & Law
Francis Wade Hughes
1817–1885American lawyer, politician
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Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Upper Merion Township
Upper Merion Township has just one famous person to its name: Francis Wade Hughes
Francis Wade Hughes came into the world in 1817. That places their birth in the early republic. 2 languages have an article about them. Next door, Tredyffrin Township lists 4, led by Samuel Kosciuszko Zook.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Francis Wade Hughes
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Francis Wade Hughes
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Upper Merion Township
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Born elsewhere, Daylin Leach lived here.
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The most names next door are in Tredyffrin Township: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Merion 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 (5)
- Daylin Leach: PA Democrats, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Kosciuszko Zook: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Li: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Dolley: Photographer not identified in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ritter Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons