Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28

FRANKLIN COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.
IT'S WONDERFUL ROLL OF
HONOR.
The McClelIands and F.ndlays-
Relatives Of our own Families OF the
Same Names.
From The Chanbersburg, Peua.. N,d'ry
Sprit-l
TO THE EDITORS OF VALLEY SriEiI:--
More than a wear has elapsed since l
issued, through your columns, chal-
lenge to any county in the United States
to name natives of the county who had
filed SO many exalted official positions
as had been filed by natives OF Frank
lin county Pennsylvania. Wide pub
licity was given to this challenge by
the leading daily journals of the coun-
try, but have heard OF no response to
it. The opinion l then held, that no
county in the United States could
match Franklin in the particular men-
toned, is confirmed by the silence OF
the whole country.
In my former communication | gave
list Of high stations filled by natives
of Franklin county and promised to
| furnish their names and the stations
filled by them respectively. This
promise I now fulfill, adding member
OF the continental congress, assistant
secrctar, of war and secretary of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10 my
original list. AS then stated, | omit
members OF the lower house OF con-
gress, Judges OF ordinary courts and
military officers of grade lower than
that of brigadier general, OF which
Franklin has full share, and select
positions which citizens OF comparative
| iv few counties have had the distinc-
| ton to fill. AS | make it out, our Roll
of Honor is rs follows:
A president of the United States
James Buchanan.
A secretary of state Of the United
States-James Buchanan.
A secretary of the interior OF the
United States-Robert McClelland.
| An assistant secretary of war-Thom.
A. Scott.
A minister of the United States to
Russia-James Buchanan.
A minister of the United States to
England-James Buchanan.
Five senators OF the United States
William Maclay, Samuel Maclay, Viii
liam Findlay. James Buchanan, all
senators from Pennsylvania, and Sam
uel Adams, senator from Mississippi.
Two United State treasurers at
Philadelphia-W William Findley and
George Eyster.
A Judge of the United States court in
the District of Columbia-Thomas
Hartley Crawford.
A district attorney of the United
States for western Pennsylvania-Geo
Washington Buchanan.
A district attorney of the United
States for Dakots-Hugh j. Camp
bell.
A United States commissioner ol
Indian aftiairs-ThOmas Hartley Craw'
ford.
A clerk OF the United States house o
, Observation-Disclosures St. Clail
= Clarke.
A United States collector of excise
appointed by President Washington
, Robert Johnston.
A United States revenue collector
, for western Pennsylvania, appointed
by President .Jefferson-Robert John
. ston.
: A brigadier general in the Continen
tai army-James Potter.
!. A major general in the Continenta
/; army-James Potter
l A governor of the state of Pennsk l.
vania-William Findlay.
!; A governor of the state of Michigan
= Robert McCleiland.
,Nft . tn of ,,f Ind
Conrad Baker.
A governor of the territory oi Ari
, Zona-Frederick A. Tritle.
A Judge of the supreme court o
= cnnsylvanis-George Chambers.
A treasurer of the state OF Penn
: William Findlay.
. A surveyor general OF Pennsylvani
Il John Rowe.
A canal commissioner of Pcmnsvlva
', nia-James Clarke.
A secretary of the Commonwealth
William 5. Stcngcr.
A vice-prcsidcnt of Pennsylvania
James Potter.
Two members of the supreme eXecu
tive council OF PcnHsylvania-Jame
9 McLcEe and Abraham Smith.
>. Two members of the council OF eel
- sors of Pennsylvania-Jame McLen
and James Potter.
Two members of the famous conveI
ton at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia
II June l776-James McLenc and Joh
IL Maclay.
g Two members OF the Continents
II congress-James Smith, elected Jul
al 90, 1776, and James McLene, electe
IL March 3, l779.
y The greatest railroad president i
le the world-Thomas A. Scott.
y A vice-president of the creates
10 railroad in the worid-Franl
'f Thomson.
y To this list Of distinguished men, a
born within the county, l might al
at the names of two of the most accom-
II pllshed and distinguished ladies thi
% country has produced-Charlott
3 Chambers and Harriet Lane.
l. There have been five very remarks
ie BILE families reared in Franklin count
= tho JohnstOns of Antrim and tt
III Maclays of Lurgan, the Findlays all
4 Buchanans of Mercersburg and vicin
ID ty, and the Chambers family irol
of whom our town derives its name.
Ill 1t is a curious and an intcrestin
rs fact that, dividing the county by tn
of great road leading from Shippensbur
II, through Chambersburg and Greer
ss castle into Maryland and Virginia, W
ch find that nearly all the distinguishe
he men, as we'll as both the ladies i'll II
ed list, came from the western half-tl
nd most distinguished men and both Il
IL ladies coming from near the moul
mt tain.
AT future time may have more
v say about the distinguished sons al
he daughters and the remarkable tamili
,al OF Franklin county, and perhaps Hi
ed add something about the curious al
ne interesting fact above stated.
e. J. NJ. COOPER.
is A LITERARY STATESMAN.
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