Biography

09/07/1850 - 10/02/1907

George Franklin Rowland (D14) Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties 1907 

Early Life:

George Franklin Rowland, known as, G. Frank Rowland, born September 7, 1850 Rowland, Pike County, Pennsylvania; son of George H. and Catherine Ammerman Rowland; public schools education; Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, New York; Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York; general store G.F. Rowland and Company, sold 1899; postmaster of Rowland, 1872, 1897; elected treasurer, Pike County, 1899; unsuccessful Democratic nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1902, 1904; delegate, Democratic State Conventions, 1904, 1905; Congressional conferee several times; engaged, farming, lumbering, real estate; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1907-1910; unmarried; died, October 2, 1907, in office of Senate, Interment, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kimbles, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Owner, general store G.F. Rowland and Company, sold 1899; engaged, farming, lumbering, real estate.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, treasurer, Pike County, 1899. 

Unsuccessful Democratic nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1902, 1904. 

Delegate, Democratic State Conventions, 1904, 1905. 

Congressional conferee. several times. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne Counties, 1907; committee assignments, Agriculture, Federal Relations, Game and Fisheries, Library and Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water; died, October 2, 1907, in office of Senate.

Legacy:

Father, George H. Rowland, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Luzerne, Monroe and Pike Counties 1873-1874 22nd district, Carbon, Monroe and Pike Counties 1875. George H. Rowland  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Uncle, Lafayette Rowland, Pennsylvania State Senate 22nd district, Carbon, Monroe, Pike Counties 1895-1898. 

Lafayette Rowland  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Brother, Miles C. Rowland, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne Counties, 1909-1910.

Miles C. Rowland  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Rowland, Pennsylvania, named after father, George H. Rowland.

Mount Moriah Cemetery was established by an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature and incorporated on March 27, 1855. Mount Moriah Cemetery closed its gates in April 2011 and had no owner when the last member of the board of directors died. The Orphans Court of Philadelphia granted the Mount Moriah Cemetery Preservation Corporation, a receivership in 2014.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1908). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 909, 915-917, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 889.

Pike County Dispatch (Milford, Pennsylvania) Thursday October 10, 1907, Page 1.

Scharf, John Thomas (1884). History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. p. 2360. Retrieved 23 August 2019. moriah.

History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 : Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 

History and notable burials Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

George Franklin Rowland (1850-1907) - Find a Grave Memorial