Franklin, Pennsylvania Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable people== * [[Timothy A. Barrow]] (January 1, 1934 β March 16, 2019), [[Arizona]] businessman and politician * [[John Wilkes Booth]] (May 10, 1838 β April 26, 1865), [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s [[assassination|assassin]]. In 1864, he formed an oil company in Franklin and resided there while performing at the Franklin Opera House. * [[Nate Byham]] (born June 27, 1988), [[NFL]] tight end formerly of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] * [[Kid Butler (infielder)|Kid Butler]], [[MLB]] player * [[Richard Frame]], politician * [[Jack Fultz]] (born August 27, 1948), winner of the 1976 [[Boston Marathon]]. * [[Alexander Hays]] (July 8, 1819 β May 5, 1864), USMA graduate and Union general during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Meritorious service at Gettysburg. Killed at the [[Battle of the Wilderness]] *[[Samuel Hays (Pennsylvania politician)|Samuel Hays]] (1783β1868), U.S. Congressman * [[Nate Karns]] (born November 25, 1987), MLB pitcher for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] * [[Judge Robert Lamberton]] (March 20, 1809 β August 7, 1885), associate judge of the Courts of Venango County, Pennsylvania and founder of the Lamberton Savings Bank * [[Rolland Lawrence]] (born March 24, 1951), [[American football|NFL]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] * [[Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge]] (1908β1981), author of mysteries and histories, including ''We Shook the Family Tree'' * [[Ted Marchibroda]] (March 15, 1931 β January 16, 2016), [[American football|NFL]] [[quarterback]] and head coach in the [[National Football League]] * [[Alexander McDowell]] (March 4, 1845 β September 30, 1913), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] * [[Charles Miller (businessman)|Charles Miller]] (June 15, 1843 β December 21, 1927), businessman and commander of the [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|Pennsylvania National Guard Division.]] * [[Jesse L. Reno]] (April 20, 1823 β September 14, 1862), United States Army [[Major General (United States)|major general]]; Killed at the [[Battle of South Mountain]] * [[George C. Rickards]] (August 25, 1860 β January 15, 1933), [[Major General (United States)|major general]] in the [[United States Army]] and [[Chief of the National Guard Bureau]] * [[Sean W. Rowe]] (born 1975), Bishop of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania * [[Frank Saddler]], (9 September 1864 β25 March 1921) [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] orchestrator and music arranger; born in Franklin<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Saddler, Frank (b Franklin, PA, 9 Sept 1864; d Brewster, NY, 25 March 1921)|title=The Grove Dictionary of American Music, Second Edition|first=George J.|last= Ferencz|editor-first=Charles Hiroshi|editor-last= Garrett|year=2013|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn= 9780195314281}}</ref> *[[Joseph C. Sibley]] an American livestock breeder, farmer, and politician who represented northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives for five terms. * [[Bill Slocum]], politician * [[George R. Snowden]] (February 12, 1841 β April 21, 1932), [[Major General (United States)|major general]] in the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]] and commander of the [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|Pennsylvania National Guard Division]] * [[Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician)|Mary Jo White]] (born 1941), Pennsylvania state senator * [[John A. Wiley]] (September 3, 1843 β December 28, 1909), National Guard [[Major General (United States)|major general]] who commanded the [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]] * [[Howard Zahniser]] (February 25, 1906 β May 5, 1964), environmental activist who authored the [[Wilderness Act]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page