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==Notable people== === 18th Century Figures === * Colonel [[William Clapham]] (1722β1763) lived in the area while supervising the construction of Fort Augusta in 1756β57. * [[Lewis Dewart]] (1780β1852) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. * [[William Maclay (Pennsylvania politician, born 1737)|William Maclay]] (1737β1804), was a politician from [[Pennsylvania]] who served as a senator. * [[Timothy Murphy (sniper)|Timothy Murphy]], American Revolutionary War soldier/sniper (Battle of Bemis Heights) * [[Shikellamy]], also known as '''Swatana''', was an [[Oneida tribe|Oneida]] [[Tribal chief|chief]] and overseer for the [[Iroquois|Iroquois confederacy]] who, as a supervisor for the Six Nations, oversaw the [[Shawnee]] and [[Lenape]] tribes in central [[Pennsylvania]] along the Susquehanna River. In 1742, he moved to the village of [[Shamokin (village)|Shamokin]], modern day Sunbury, and lived there until his death in 1748. He is reputed to be buried nearby.<ref name="Explore PA History">{{citation |title=Shikellamy Historical Marker |url=http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-214 |website=explorepahistory.com |access-date=July 28, 2012 |location=Harrisburg, PA, USA |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] |quote=Oneida chief and overseer or vice-regent of the Six Nations asserting Iroquois dominion over conquered Delaware and other tribes. He lived at Shamokin Indian town, Sunbury, from about 1728 until his death, 1748. Said to be buried near here.}}</ref><ref name="Grumet">{{citation |last=Grumet |first=Robert Steven |title=Northeastern Indian lives, 1632-1816 |year=1996 |series=Native Americans of the Northeast |location=Amherst, MA, USA |publisher=[[University of Massachusetts Press]] |isbn=1558490019 |lccn=95033144 |oclc=605358451 |hdl=2027/mdp.39015037293696}}{{closed access}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Merrell |first=James Hart |title=Into the American woods: negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier |date=2000 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-31976-7 |edition=1. publ. as a Norton paperback |location=New York, NY}}</ref> === 19th Century Figures === * [[Betty Brice]] (1888β1935) was a silent film actress from Sunbury. * [[Charles M. Clement]], Pennsylvania Army National Guard Major General. * [[Birdie Cree|William Franklin "Birdie" Cree]] (1882β1942) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Highlanders(New York Yankees). * [[Herbert W. Cummings|Herbert Wesley Cummings]] (1873β1956) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. * [[Charles L. Dering]], Wisconsin lawyer and politician, was born in Sunbury. * [[William Lewis Dewart]] (1821β1888) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. * Honorable [[John P. S. Gobin|John Peter Shindel Gobin]], Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Commanding Officer, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry * [[I. Clinton Kline|Isaac Clinton Kline]] (1858β1947) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. * [[John B. Packer|John Black Packer]] (1824β1891) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. * [[Lorenzo da Ponte]], Mozart's librettist (Cosi fan Tutte, Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni) lived in Sunbury from 1811 to 1818. * [[Simon P. Wolverton]], was a lawyer and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician who served two terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from 1891 to 1895. === 20th Century Figures === * [[Tim Boetsch]] is a UFC fighter with training in American mixed martial arts. * [[Euell Gibbons]], an outdoorsman and early health food advocate * [[Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher)]] * [[Brenda Lewis]], Metropolitan Opera soprano and Broadway star * [[Glen Retief]], Lambda Literary award-winning writer and author of The Jack Bank, A Memoir of a South African Childhood. * [[Mark Smith (Pennsylvanian racing driver)|Mark Smith]], racing driver * [[Peterson Toscano]], playwright, actor, Bible scholar, and human rights activist.
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