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Wilmer W. MacElree (1859–1960), lawyer, Chester County district attorney, author of Along the Western Brandywine; Mott Hooton (1838–1920), U.S. Army brigadier general; veteran of the Civil War and Spanish–American War; Herman Hutt (1872–1952), Pennsylvania state representative and chief burgess of West Chester
DeBaptiste is married to Thomas D. Lambert Sr. The couple lives in West Chester. They have five children and four grandchildren together. [1] DeBaptiste is the daughter of former mayor Clifford DeBaptiste, who served as the borough's first black mayor from 1994 to 2002 as a Republican.
The main east–west road to West Chester is West Chester Pike, which begins in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia, and is part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3). [39] The West Chester Pike originally existed as a private turnpike connecting Philadelphia and West Chester between 1850 and 1918, when it became a public ...
Hazel Winifred Johnson was born on October 10, 1927, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Clarence L. Johnson Sr. and Garnett Henley Johnson. Johnson was one of seven children, she had four brothers and two sisters. [5] Her parents were farmers who made a living from livestock and selling fruits and vegetables.
Rustin was born in 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Florence Rustin and Archie Hopkins, but raised by his maternal grandparents, Julia (Davis) and Janifer Rustin, as the ninth of their twelve children; growing up he believed his biological mother was his older sister.
Everhart served as West Chester's Chief Burgess in 1836 and 1837, and was elected to Congress as a Whig in 1852. He served in the 33rd Congress from 1853 to 1855. [ 1 ] He was also a strong supporter of abolitionism , as well as an avid member of the American Colonization Society .
Braman was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, [1] and grew up in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia, where his father owned a barbershop. Braman's parents were Jewish immigrants from Europe. His Romanian-born mother was a seamstress and his Polish father a barber. [2]
He played college football for the West Chester Golden Rams and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL draft. [1] He was a rookie for the 49ers during the 1994 season when they beat the San Diego Chargers 49–26 in Super Bowl XXIX. A personal highlight was a fumble return for 96 yards in 1995 in a win ...